sec.43Contents of a water plan

### sec.43 Contents of a water plan A water plan must— state the water to which the plan applies; and state the desired economic outcomes, social outcomes, cultural outcomes and environmental outcomes of the management and allocation of water to which the plan applies (the water plan outcomes ); and state the volume of unallocated water reserved under the plan; and state arrangements for providing water for the environment including the measures, strategies or objectives for environmental flows; and if the plan provides a framework for managing water allocations— state trading zones for the allocations; and state water allocation security objectives. A water plan may— state measures that contribute to achieving the water plan outcomes; and state the strategies for achieving the water plan outcomes; and state limitations on taking or interfering with water in the plan area; and state the taking or interfering with water in the plan area that does not require a water entitlement; and state the purpose for, and the location of, unallocated water reserves; and state a process for releasing unallocated water not held as a general reserve under the water plan; and state the arrangements and process for converting, adjusting or granting water entitlements or other authorisations under a water entitlement notice; and state criteria for deciding applications for water licences; and state criteria and processes for deciding an application for a dealing with a water licence; and state the types of applications for water licences that must not be accepted under section 107 ; and state the proposed holders of resource operations licences and distribution operations licences in the plan area; and state whether a water management protocol is to be prepared for the plan area and the matters the protocol must address; and state the types of amendments that may be made to the plan without consultation; and For the power to amend a water plan without consultation see section 51 (2) (a) . state the categories of water licences in the plan area that are to be cancelled or repealed; and include anything else that the Minister considers relevant to advance the matters mentioned in section 41 . To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) (f) does not override, or prevent, in an existing or future water plan a limitation, a condition or a matter that must or may be considered (however called) in a process for the release of unallocated water held as a general reserve under the water plan. s 43 ins 2014 No. 64 s 68 (amd 2016 No. 60 s 15 (5) – (6) ) amd 2018 No. 24 s 242 (sec.43-ssec.1) A water plan must— state the water to which the plan applies; and state the desired economic outcomes, social outcomes, cultural outcomes and environmental outcomes of the management and allocation of water to which the plan applies (the water plan outcomes ); and state the volume of unallocated water reserved under the plan; and state arrangements for providing water for the environment including the measures, strategies or objectives for environmental flows; and if the plan provides a framework for managing water allocations— state trading zones for the allocations; and state water allocation security objectives. (sec.43-ssec.2) A water plan may— state measures that contribute to achieving the water plan outcomes; and state the strategies for achieving the water plan outcomes; and state limitations on taking or interfering with water in the plan area; and state the taking or interfering with water in the plan area that does not require a water entitlement; and state the purpose for, and the location of, unallocated water reserves; and state a process for releasing unallocated water not held as a general reserve under the water plan; and state the arrangements and process for converting, adjusting or granting water entitlements or other authorisations under a water entitlement notice; and state criteria for deciding applications for water licences; and state criteria and processes for deciding an application for a dealing with a water licence; and state the types of applications for water licences that must not be accepted under section 107 ; and state the proposed holders of resource operations licences and distribution operations licences in the plan area; and state whether a water management protocol is to be prepared for the plan area and the matters the protocol must address; and state the types of amendments that may be made to the plan without consultation; and For the power to amend a water plan without consultation see section 51 (2) (a) . state the categories of water licences in the plan area that are to be cancelled or repealed; and include anything else that the Minister considers relevant to advance the matters mentioned in section 41 . (sec.43-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (2) (f) does not override, or prevent, in an existing or future water plan a limitation, a condition or a matter that must or may be considered (however called) in a process for the release of unallocated water held as a general reserve under the water plan. - (a) state the water to which the plan applies; and - (b) state the desired economic outcomes, social outcomes, cultural outcomes and environmental outcomes of the management and allocation of water to which the plan applies (the water plan outcomes ); and - (c) state the volume of unallocated water reserved under the plan; and - (d) state arrangements for providing water for the environment including the measures, strategies or objectives for environmental flows; and - (e) if the plan provides a framework for managing water allocations— (i) state trading zones for the allocations; and (ii) state water allocation security objectives. - (i) state trading zones for the allocations; and - (ii) state water allocation security objectives. - (i) state trading zones for the allocations; and - (ii) state water allocation security objectives. - (a) state measures that contribute to achieving the water plan outcomes; and - (b) state the strategies for achieving the water plan outcomes; and - (c) state limitations on taking or interfering with water in the plan area; and - (d) state the taking or interfering with water in the plan area that does not require a water entitlement; and - (e) state the purpose for, and the location of, unallocated water reserves; and - (f) state a process for releasing unallocated water not held as a general reserve under the water plan; and - (g) state the arrangements and process for converting, adjusting or granting water entitlements or other authorisations under a water entitlement notice; and - (h) state criteria for deciding applications for water licences; and - (i) state criteria and processes for deciding an application for a dealing with a water licence; and - (j) state the types of applications for water licences that must not be accepted under section 107 ; and - (k) state the proposed holders of resource operations licences and distribution operations licences in the plan area; and - (l) state whether a water management protocol is to be prepared for the plan area and the matters the protocol must address; and - (m) state the types of amendments that may be made to the plan without consultation; and Note— For the power to amend a water plan without consultation see section 51 (2) (a) . - (n) state the categories of water licences in the plan area that are to be cancelled or repealed; and - (o) include anything else that the Minister considers relevant to advance the matters mentioned in section 41 .