sec.2Purposes of plan

sec.2 Purposes of plan

The purposes of this plan are— to define the availability of water to which this plan applies; and to provide a framework for sustainably managing water to which this plan applies; and to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements in the plan area; and to regulate the taking of and interference with surface water, and the taking of underground water, to which this plan applies; and to provide a framework for establishing and managing water allocations; and to provide access to water resources to help Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders achieve their economic, social and cultural aspirations; and to provide a framework for preventing or, if practicable, reversing the degradation of natural ecosystems caused by the taking of and interference with water to which this plan applies.

• (a) to define the availability of water to which this plan applies; and
• (b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water to which this plan applies; and
• (c) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements in the plan area; and
• (d) to regulate the taking of and interference with surface water, and the taking of underground water, to which this plan applies; and
• (e) to provide a framework for establishing and managing water allocations; and
• (f) to provide access to water resources to help Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders achieve their economic, social and cultural aspirations; and
• (g) to provide a framework for preventing or, if practicable, reversing the degradation of natural ecosystems caused by the taking of and interference with water to which this plan applies.