Water Plan (Cape York) 2019
sec.66Water management protocol— Act , s 43
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sec.66 Water management protocol— Act , s 43
For section 43 (2) (l) of the Act , a water management protocol must be prepared for the plan area. The water management protocol must address the following matters for the plan area— the volumes of unallocated water reserved for stated purposes or stated locations; the process for releasing unallocated water— held as Cape York Peninsula Heritage Area reserve; and for water that may be granted for a purpose mentioned in section 32 (2) (b) —held as a strategic reserve; the water allocation dealing rules; the water sharing rules; for section 126 of the Act , the dealing rules to amend a water licence to change the location of taking water under the water licence that are permitted; the criteria and processes for deciding an application for a dealing with a water licence mentioned in section 47 ; the arrangements and process for authorising the continued taking of overland flow water to which this plan applies after the commencement. (sec.66-ssec.1) For section 43 (2) (l) of the Act , a water management protocol must be prepared for the plan area. (sec.66-ssec.2) The water management protocol must address the following matters for the plan area— the volumes of unallocated water reserved for stated purposes or stated locations; the process for releasing unallocated water— held as Cape York Peninsula Heritage Area reserve; and for water that may be granted for a purpose mentioned in section 32 (2) (b) —held as a strategic reserve; the water allocation dealing rules; the water sharing rules; for section 126 of the Act , the dealing rules to amend a water licence to change the location of taking water under the water licence that are permitted; the criteria and processes for deciding an application for a dealing with a water licence mentioned in section 47 ; the arrangements and process for authorising the continued taking of overland flow water to which this plan applies after the commencement.
- (a) the volumes of unallocated water reserved for stated purposes or stated locations;
- (b) the process for releasing unallocated water— (i) held as Cape York Peninsula Heritage Area reserve; and (ii) for water that may be granted for a purpose mentioned in section 32 (2) (b) —held as a strategic reserve;
- (i) held as Cape York Peninsula Heritage Area reserve; and
- (ii) for water that may be granted for a purpose mentioned in section 32 (2) (b) —held as a strategic reserve;
- (c) the water allocation dealing rules;
- (d) the water sharing rules;
- (e) for section 126 of the Act , the dealing rules to amend a water licence to change the location of taking water under the water licence that are permitted;
- (f) the criteria and processes for deciding an application for a dealing with a water licence mentioned in section 47 ;