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Water Act 2007
Div 4BIncreasing water for environmental use by 450 gigalitres
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Division 4B—Increasing water for environmental use by 450 gigalitres
85AC Minister must increase water for environmental use
Division 6—Reports about activities relating to Indigenous people
85E Authority must prepare annual information on consideration of Indigenous matters
85F Secretary to prepare annual reports about activities relating to Indigenous people
Part 2AA—Water for the Environment Special Account
86AA Object of this Part
86AB Water for the Environment Special Account
86AC Credits to the Water for the Environment Special Account
86AD Purposes of the Water for the Environment Special Account
86ADB Consideration of social and economic impact of proposed water purchases relating to the 450 gigalitre target
86AE Commonwealth environmental water holdings
86AF Arrangements to make payments
86AG Amounts to be credited to the Water for the Environment Special Account
86AH Managing surplus money in the Water for the Environment Special Account—transfer to general CRF
86AI Annual report
86AJ Reviews of this Part
Part 2A—Critical human water needs
86A Critical human water needs to be taken into account in developing Basin Plan
86B Basin Plan to provide for critical human water needs
86C Additional matters relating to monitoring, assessment and risk management
86D Additional matters relating to Tier 2 water sharing arrangements
86E Additional matters relating to Tier 3 water sharing arrangements
86F Emergency responses to the reaching of trigger points
86G Effect of this Part on Authority and other agencies of the Commonwealth
86H Effect of this Part on other agencies and persons
86J Additional powers of the Authority
86K Additional functions of the Inspector‑General
86L Functions and powers of the Inspector‑General
Part 3—Productivity Commission inquiries
87 Productivity Commission inquiry—Basin Plan and water resource plans
88 Productivity Commission inquiry—National Water Initiative
89 Stakeholder working group
Part 4—Basin water charge and water market rules
Division 1—Water charge rules
91 Regulated water charges
92 Water charge rules
93 Process for making water charge rules
94 ACCC to monitor water charges and compliance
95 Minister may formulate model water charge rules
96 Transitional provisions relating to water charge rules
Division 2—Water market rules
97 Water market rules
98 Process for making water market rules
99 ACCC to monitor transformation arrangements and compliance
100 Transitional provisions relating to water market rules
Division 3—Miscellaneous
100A Functions and powers of the ACCC
Part 4A—Extended operation of Basin water charge and water market rules
100B Extended operation of Basin water charge rules
100C Extended operation of Basin water market rules
100D Functions and powers of the ACCC
Part 5—Water Markets Intermediaries Code and trust accounting framework
100E Simplified outline
Division 2—Application of Part
100F Constitutional operation
Division 3—Water Markets Intermediaries Code
100G Regulations may prescribe Water Markets Intermediaries Code
100H Incorporation of instruments, etc.
100J Water Markets Intermediaries Code may prescribe pecuniary penalties
100K Water Markets Intermediaries Code may provide for civil penalties
100L Functions and powers of ACCC under Water Markets Intermediaries Code
Division 4—Contravention of Water Markets Intermediaries Code
100M Contravention of Water Markets Intermediaries Code
100N Ancillary contravention of Water Markets Intermediaries Code—operation in addition to section 154A
Division 5—Statutory trust accounting framework for eligible water markets intermediaries
100P Application of this Division
100Q Exception to the application of this Division: State or Territory laws
100R Obligation for eligible water markets intermediaries to maintain trust account
100S Obligation to notify the ACCC of trust account and appoint an auditor
100T Obligations in relation to trust account money
100U Trust account money not available to pay debts, etc.
100V Requirement to prepare trust account statements
100W Requirement to provide trust account statement
100X Time of providing trust account statement or trust account audit report
100Y Provision of false or misleading information
100Z Auditor’s right of access to records, information etc.
Division 6—Public warning notices
100ZA ACCC may issue a public warning notice