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Water Act 2000
sec.386Publishing approval and making report available
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### sec.386 Publishing approval and making report available
The responsible entity that gave the chief executive an underground water impact report or final report that is approved by the chief executive must—
within 10 business days after receiving notice of the approval—
publish, in the way required by the chief executive, a notice about the approval that complies with subsection (2) ; and
give a copy of the notice to each bore owner of a water bore within the area to which the report relates; and
within 15 business days after receiving notice of the approval—advise the chief executive that the entity has complied with paragraph (a) .
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
The notice must state—
that copies of the approved report may be obtained from the entity; and
how the copies may be obtained.
The responsible entity must give a copy of the report to any person who requests a copy.
The chief executive must publish each approved underground water impact report and approved final report on a Queensland Government website.
s 386 prev s 386 amd 2001 No. 75 s 67
om 2008 No. 34 s 714
pres s 386 ins 2010 No. 53 s 195
amd 2013 No. 23 s 266 ; 2014 No. 64 s 92 ; 2023 No. 24 s 75 s ch 1 pt 1
(sec.386-ssec.1) The responsible entity that gave the chief executive an underground water impact report or final report that is approved by the chief executive must— within 10 business days after receiving notice of the approval— publish, in the way required by the chief executive, a notice about the approval that complies with subsection (2) ; and give a copy of the notice to each bore owner of a water bore within the area to which the report relates; and within 15 business days after receiving notice of the approval—advise the chief executive that the entity has complied with paragraph (a) . Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(sec.386-ssec.2) The notice must state— that copies of the approved report may be obtained from the entity; and how the copies may be obtained.
(sec.386-ssec.3) The responsible entity must give a copy of the report to any person who requests a copy.
(sec.386-ssec.4) The chief executive must publish each approved underground water impact report and approved final report on a Queensland Government website.
- (a) within 10 business days after receiving notice of the approval— (i) publish, in the way required by the chief executive, a notice about the approval that complies with subsection (2) ; and (ii) give a copy of the notice to each bore owner of a water bore within the area to which the report relates; and
- (i) publish, in the way required by the chief executive, a notice about the approval that complies with subsection (2) ; and
- (ii) give a copy of the notice to each bore owner of a water bore within the area to which the report relates; and
- (b) within 15 business days after receiving notice of the approval—advise the chief executive that the entity has complied with paragraph (a) .
- (i) publish, in the way required by the chief executive, a notice about the approval that complies with subsection (2) ; and
- (ii) give a copy of the notice to each bore owner of a water bore within the area to which the report relates; and
- (a) that copies of the approved report may be obtained from the entity; and
- (b) how the copies may be obtained.