sec.19Matters to be considered for water sharing rules

sec.19 Matters to be considered for water sharing rules

In deciding the water sharing rules to be included in the resource operations plan for authorisations to take water in a part of the plan area, the chief executive must consider— any existing water sharing arrangements; and the local availability of water that may be taken from streamflows, waterholes, bed sands or aquifers; and the conditions for taking water decided under section 43 , 50 or 51 ; and the daily volumetric limits decided under section 48 ; and the annual volumetric limits decided under section 49 or 63 ; and the impact on authorisations to take water in the plan area; and for rules relating to surface water in Mary Creek, Bushy Creek or Rifle Creek or in the Mitchell River between nodes 1 and 2—the water that is available for taking during dry seasons. Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (sec.19-ssec.1) In deciding the water sharing rules to be included in the resource operations plan for authorisations to take water in a part of the plan area, the chief executive must consider— any existing water sharing arrangements; and the local availability of water that may be taken from streamflows, waterholes, bed sands or aquifers; and the conditions for taking water decided under section 43 , 50 or 51 ; and the daily volumetric limits decided under section 48 ; and the annual volumetric limits decided under section 49 or 63 ; and the impact on authorisations to take water in the plan area; and for rules relating to surface water in Mary Creek, Bushy Creek or Rifle Creek or in the Mitchell River between nodes 1 and 2—the water that is available for taking during dry seasons. (sec.19-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.

• (a) any existing water sharing arrangements; and
• (b) the local availability of water that may be taken from streamflows, waterholes, bed sands or aquifers; and
• (c) the conditions for taking water decided under section 43 , 50 or 51 ; and
• (d) the daily volumetric limits decided under section 48 ; and
• (e) the annual volumetric limits decided under section 49 or 63 ; and
• (f) the impact on authorisations to take water in the plan area; and
• (g) for rules relating to surface water in Mary Creek, Bushy Creek or Rifle Creek or in the Mitchell River between nodes 1 and 2—the water that is available for taking during dry seasons.