Water Act 2007
Div 4BIncreasing water for environmental use by 450 gigalitres
Start here
Get a plain-English read of Div 4B
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Water Act 2007.
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