Water Plan (Barron) 2023
sec.18Water plan outcomes—economic
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sec.18 Water plan outcomes—economic
The economic water plan outcomes for this plan are— to provide for the continued use of all water entitlements and other authorisations to take or interfere with water; and to maintain the probability of being able to take water to which this plan applies under a water entitlement; and to maintain the availability of water to which this plan applies for industries dependent on water resources in the plan area, including, for example— agriculture; and hydro-electric power generation; and tourism; and aquaculture; and to provide for mechanisms that support water being made available for growth in industries dependent on water resources in the plan area; and to make water to which this plan applies available to support the economic aspirations of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders; and to improve and support the effective and efficient operation of the market in water allocations and relocatable water licences.
- (a) to provide for the continued use of all water entitlements and other authorisations to take or interfere with water; and
- (b) to maintain the probability of being able to take water to which this plan applies under a water entitlement; and
- (c) to maintain the availability of water to which this plan applies for industries dependent on water resources in the plan area, including, for example— (i) agriculture; and (ii) hydro-electric power generation; and (iii) tourism; and (iv) aquaculture; and
- (i) agriculture; and
- (ii) hydro-electric power generation; and
- (iii) tourism; and
- (iv) aquaculture; and
- (d) to provide for mechanisms that support water being made available for growth in industries dependent on water resources in the plan area; and
- (e) to make water to which this plan applies available to support the economic aspirations of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders; and
- (f) to improve and support the effective and efficient operation of the market in water allocations and relocatable water licences.
- (i) agriculture; and
- (ii) hydro-electric power generation; and
- (iii) tourism; and
- (iv) aquaculture; and