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Water Management Act 2000
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30 Additional provisions
> The floodplain management provisions of a management plan for a water management area may also deal with the following matters—
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> > (a) proposals for the construction of new flood works,
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> > (b) the modification or removal of existing flood works,
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> > (c) restoration or rehabilitation of land, water sources or their dependent ecosystems, in particular in relation to the following—
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> > > (i) the passage, flow and distribution of floodwater,
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> > > (ii) existing dominant floodways and exits from floodways,
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> > > (iii) rates of flow, floodwater levels and duration of inundation,
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> > > (iv) downstream water flows,
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> > > (v) natural flood regimes, including spatial and temporal variability,
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> > (d) the control of activities that may affect or be affected by the frequency, duration, nature or extent of flooding within the water management area,
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> > (e) the preservation and enhancement of the quality of water in the water sources in the area during and after flooding,
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> > (f) other measures to give effect to the water management principles and the objects of this Act,
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> > (g) such other matters as are prescribed by the regulations.