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Water Act 1992
22BWater allocation plans
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22B Water allocation plans
(1) The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare one or more
water allocation plans in respect of all or part of a water control
district.
(2) The Minister must specify the period (not longer than 10 years) that
a water allocation plan is to remain in force.
(3) The Minister must ensure that a review of a water allocation plan is
conducted at intervals not longer than 5 years.
(4) Water resource management in a water control district is to be in
accordance with any water allocation plan declared in respect of the
district.
(5) The water allocation plans for a water control district are to ensure
that:
(a) water is allocated within the estimated sustainable yield to
beneficial uses; and
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(b) the total water use for all beneficial uses (including those
provided through rural stock and domestic use and licences
granted under sections 45 and 60) is less than the sum of the
allocations to each beneficial use; and
(d) as far as possible – the full cost for water resources
management is to be recovered through administrative
charges to licensees and operational contributions from
licensees.
(6) An allocation under subsection (5)(a) is to include an allocation to
the environment.
(7) An allocation under subsection (5)(a) is to include an Aboriginal
water reserve if any of the land in the water control district to which
the water allocation plan relates is eligible land.