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These regulations implement the Water Act 2007 for the Murray‑Darling Basin by defining basin resources and reporting duties, setting conduct and accountability rules for water brokers, and framing consultation and enforcement around water charges and market integrity.
They affect brokers, infrastructure operators, state agencies, irrigators, the Bureau of Meteorology, MDB Authority and the ACCC — aiming to make water trading transparent, protect clients, ensure reliable water data, and harmonise Basin regulation.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Water Regulations 2008.
These Regulations are the Water Regulations 2008.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Agreement;
(b) Basin Plan;
(c) Basin State;
(d) eligible tradeable water right;
(e) eligible water markets intermediary;
(f) Murray‑Darling Basin;
(g) water information;
(h) Water Markets Intermediaries Code;
(i) water markets intermediary services;
(j) water resources.
(1) In these Regulations:
Act means the Water Act 2007.
Australian ADI has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
bulk water service means one or more of the following:
(a) a service that is provided for the storage of water that is primarily stored on‑river;
(b) a service that is provided for the delivery of water that is primarily delivered on‑river.
category, in relation to water information, means a category of water information specified in regulation 7.03.
Category A person means a person specified as a Category A person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category B person means a person specified as a Category B person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category C person means a person specified as a Category C person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category D person means a person specified as a Category D person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category E person means a person specified as a Category E person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category F person means a person specified as a Category F person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category G person means a person specified as a Category G person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category H person means a person specified as a Category H person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category K person means a person specified as a Category K person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category L person means a person specified as a Category L person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category M person means a person specified as a Category M person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
data management system means the software and hardware used to manage the storage of and access to information held in a set of related files.
electronic format means a format that is machine readable, but does not include scanned documents.
financial year, of an eligible water markets intermediary, has the same meaning as in subsection 100V(6) of the Act.
grace period, for a person: see subregulation 7.04(1A).
related party, of an eligible water markets intermediary, means an entity that is, or has been in the previous 6 months:
(a) if the intermediary is a partnership—a partner of the partnership; or
(b) if the intermediary is a trust—a trustee of the trust; or
(c) if the intermediary is an unincorporated association—a member of the committee of management of the association; or
(d) if the intermediary, or a person covered by a preceding paragraph, is a body corporate:
(i) a director, secretary, employee or officer of the body corporate; or
(ii) a related body corporate (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) in relation to the intermediary; or
(iii) a director, secretary, employee or officer of such a related body corporate; or
(e) an entity controlled by a person covered by a preceding paragraph; or
(f) a relative (within the meaning of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975) or a near relative (within the meaning of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984) of:
(i) the intermediary; or
(ii) a person covered by a preceding paragraph; or
(g) an employee of the intermediary; or
(h) if a contractor of the intermediary has entered into an exclusive agreement to act as a broker for the intermediary—the contractor.
subcategory, in relation to water information, means a subcategory of water information specified in regulation 7.03 and Schedule 3
water connection means a distribution point for a water service provided to an end user.
web service means a software system designed to support machine‑to‑machine interaction, in which the machines are capable of being used or operated reciprocally over a network of computers.
(2) In these Regulations:
GL is an acronym for gigalitre.
ML is an acronym for megalitre.
(1) A reference to an hour in these Regulations is to a period of 60 minutes starting on the hour (eg 12:00). (2) A reference to a day in these Regulations is to a period of 24 hours starting at 12:00 midnight. (3) A reference to a week in these Regulations is to a period of seven consecutive days starting on the first moment of a Monday and finishing at the end of the following Sunday. (4) A reference to a year in these Regulations is to a financial year.
(1) For paragraph (a) of the definition of Basin water resources in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following water resources are prescribed: (a) ground water occurring beneath area 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Murray‑Darling Basin; (b) surface water occurring within area 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Murray‑Darling Basin; (c) ground water occurring beneath area 6 or 7 of the Murray‑Darling Basin. (2) In each Part of Schedule 1, all geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Note: The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (also known as GDA 94) was published in Gazette No. GN 35 of 6 September 1995.
(3) In this regulation:
area 1 means the area described in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
area 2 means the area described in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
area 3 means the area described in Part 3 of Schedule 1.
area 4 means the area described in Part 4 of Schedule 1.
area 5 means the area described in Part 5 of Schedule 1.
area 6 means the area described in Part 6 of Schedule 1.
area 7 means the area described in Part 7 of Schedule 1.
(1) A person is prescribed for paragraph (c) of the definition of bulk water charge in subsection 4(1) of the Act if: (a) the person diverts water directly from a watercourse for the person’s use, including for one of the following purposes: (i) agricultural purposes; (ii) industrial purposes; (iii) irrigation; (iv) stock and domestic water use; and (b) the water is made available through a bulk water service.
For the purposes of the definition of State water management law in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA) is prescribed.
(1) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations. (2) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Commercially Sensitive Sites is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations. (3) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Metadata and contextual information requirements is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations. (4) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations.
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These Regulations are the Water Regulations 2008.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Agreement;
(b) Basin Plan;
(c) Basin State;
(d) eligible tradeable water right;
(e) eligible water markets intermediary;
(f) Murray‑Darling Basin;
(g) water information;
(h) Water Markets Intermediaries Code;
(i) water markets intermediary services;
(j) water resources.
(1) In these Regulations:
Act means the Water Act 2007.
Australian ADI has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
bulk water service means one or more of the following:
(a) a service that is provided for the storage of water that is primarily stored on‑river;
(b) a service that is provided for the delivery of water that is primarily delivered on‑river.
category, in relation to water information, means a category of water information specified in regulation 7.03.
Category A person means a person specified as a Category A person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category B person means a person specified as a Category B person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category C person means a person specified as a Category C person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category D person means a person specified as a Category D person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category E person means a person specified as a Category E person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category F person means a person specified as a Category F person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category G person means a person specified as a Category G person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category H person means a person specified as a Category H person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category K person means a person specified as a Category K person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category L person means a person specified as a Category L person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category M person means a person specified as a Category M person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
data management system means the software and hardware used to manage the storage of and access to information held in a set of related files.
electronic format means a format that is machine readable, but does not include scanned documents.
financial year, of an eligible water markets intermediary, has the same meaning as in subsection 100V(6) of the Act.
grace period, for a person: see subregulation 7.04(1A).
related party, of an eligible water markets intermediary, means an entity that is, or has been in the previous 6 months:
(a) if the intermediary is a partnership—a partner of the partnership; or
(b) if the intermediary is a trust—a trustee of the trust; or
(c) if the intermediary is an unincorporated association—a member of the committee of management of the association; or
(d) if the intermediary, or a person covered by a preceding paragraph, is a body corporate:
(i) a director, secretary, employee or officer of the body corporate; or
(ii) a related body corporate (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) in relation to the intermediary; or
(iii) a director, secretary, employee or officer of such a related body corporate; or
(e) an entity controlled by a person covered by a preceding paragraph; or
(f) a relative (within the meaning of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975) or a near relative (within the meaning of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984) of:
(i) the intermediary; or
(ii) a person covered by a preceding paragraph; or
(g) an employee of the intermediary; or
(h) if a contractor of the intermediary has entered into an exclusive agreement to act as a broker for the intermediary—the contractor.
subcategory, in relation to water information, means a subcategory of water information specified in regulation 7.03 and Schedule 3
water connection means a distribution point for a water service provided to an end user.
web service means a software system designed to support machine‑to‑machine interaction, in which the machines are capable of being used or operated reciprocally over a network of computers.
(2) In these Regulations:
GL is an acronym for gigalitre.
ML is an acronym for megalitre.
(1) A reference to an hour in these Regulations is to a period of 60 minutes starting on the hour (eg 12:00). (2) A reference to a day in these Regulations is to a period of 24 hours starting at 12:00 midnight. (3) A reference to a week in these Regulations is to a period of seven consecutive days starting on the first moment of a Monday and finishing at the end of the following Sunday. (4) A reference to a year in these Regulations is to a financial year.
(1) For paragraph (a) of the definition of Basin water resources in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following water resources are prescribed: (a) ground water occurring beneath area 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Murray‑Darling Basin; (b) surface water occurring within area 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Murray‑Darling Basin; (c) ground water occurring beneath area 6 or 7 of the Murray‑Darling Basin. (2) In each Part of Schedule 1, all geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Note: The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (also known as GDA 94) was published in Gazette No. GN 35 of 6 September 1995.
(3) In this regulation:
area 1 means the area described in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
area 2 means the area described in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
area 3 means the area described in Part 3 of Schedule 1.
area 4 means the area described in Part 4 of Schedule 1.
area 5 means the area described in Part 5 of Schedule 1.
area 6 means the area described in Part 6 of Schedule 1.
area 7 means the area described in Part 7 of Schedule 1.
(1) A person is prescribed for paragraph (c) of the definition of bulk water charge in subsection 4(1) of the Act if: (a) the person diverts water directly from a watercourse for the person’s use, including for one of the following purposes: (i) agricultural purposes; (ii) industrial purposes; (iii) irrigation; (iv) stock and domestic water use; and (b) the water is made available through a bulk water service.
For the purposes of the definition of State water management law in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 (SA) is prescribed.
(1) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations. (2) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Commercially Sensitive Sites is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations. (3) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Metadata and contextual information requirements is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations. (4) A reference in these Regulations to the document titled Urban Water Management Information Requirements is a reference to the document by that name published from time to time by the Bureau and available at www.bom.gov.au/water/regulations.
These Regulations are the Water Regulations 2008.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Agreement;
(b) Basin Plan;
(c) Basin State;
(d) eligible tradeable water right;
(e) eligible water markets intermediary;
(f) Murray‑Darling Basin;
(g) water information;
(h) Water Markets Intermediaries Code;
(i) water markets intermediary services;
(j) water resources.
(1) In these Regulations:
Act means the Water Act 2007.
Australian ADI has the same meaning as in section 9 of the Corporations Act 2001.
bulk water service means one or more of the following:
(a) a service that is provided for the storage of water that is primarily stored on‑river;
(b) a service that is provided for the delivery of water that is primarily delivered on‑river.
category, in relation to water information, means a category of water information specified in regulation 7.03.
Category A person means a person specified as a Category A person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category B person means a person specified as a Category B person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category C person means a person specified as a Category C person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category D person means a person specified as a Category D person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category E person means a person specified as a Category E person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category F person means a person specified as a Category F person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category G person means a person specified as a Category G person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category H person means a person specified as a Category H person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category K person means a person specified as a Category K person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category L person means a person specified as a Category L person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
Category M person means a person specified as a Category M person in the document titled Persons and Classes of Persons (see regulation 1.06).
data management system means the software and hardware used to manage the storage of and access to information held in a set of related files.
electronic format means a format that is machine readable, but does not include scanned documents.
financial year, of an eligible water markets intermediary, has the same meaning as in subsection 100V(6) of the Act.
grace period, for a person: see subregulation 7.04(1A).
related party, of an eligible water markets intermediary, means an entity that is, or has been in the previous 6 months:
(a) if the intermediary is a partnership—a partner of the partnership; or
(b) if the intermediary is a trust—a trustee of the trust; or
(c) if the intermediary is an unincorporated association—a member of the committee of management of the association; or
(d) if the intermediary, or a person covered by a preceding paragraph, is a body corporate:
(i) a director, secretary, employee or officer of the body corporate; or
(ii) a related body corporate (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) in relation to the intermediary; or
(iii) a director, secretary, employee or officer of such a related body corporate; or
(e) an entity controlled by a person covered by a preceding paragraph; or
(f) a relative (within the meaning of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975) or a near relative (within the meaning of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984) of:
(i) the intermediary; or
(ii) a person covered by a preceding paragraph; or
(g) an employee of the intermediary; or
(h) if a contractor of the intermediary has entered into an exclusive agreement to act as a broker for the intermediary—the contractor.
subcategory, in relation to water information, means a subcategory of water information specified in regulation 7.03 and Schedule 3
water connection means a distribution point for a water service provided to an end user.
web service means a software system designed to support machine‑to‑machine interaction, in which the machines are capable of being used or operated reciprocally over a network of computers.
(2) In these Regulations:
GL is an acronym for gigalitre.
ML is an acronym for megalitre.
(1) A reference to an hour in these Regulations is to a period of 60 minutes starting on the hour (eg 12:00). (2) A reference to a day in these Regulations is to a period of 24 hours starting at 12:00 midnight. (3) A reference to a week in these Regulations is to a period of seven consecutive days starting on the first moment of a Monday and finishing at the end of the following Sunday. (4) A reference to a year in these Regulations is to a financial year.
(1) For paragraph (a) of the definition of Basin water resources in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following water resources are prescribed: (a) ground water occurring beneath area 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Murray‑Darling Basin; (b) surface water occurring within area 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 of the Murray‑Darling Basin; (c) ground water occurring beneath area 6 or 7 of the Murray‑Darling Basin. (2) In each Part of Schedule 1, all geographic coordinates are expressed in terms of the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994.
Note: The Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (also known as GDA 94) was published in Gazette No. GN 35 of 6 September 1995.
(3) In this regulation:
area 1 means the area described in Part 1 of Schedule 1.
area 2 means the area described in Part 2 of Schedule 1.
area 3 means the area described in Part 3 of Schedule 1.
area 4 means the area described in Part 4 of Schedule 1.
area 5 means the area described in Part 5 of Schedule 1.
area 6 means the area described in Part 6 of Schedule 1.
area 7 means the area described in Part 7 of Schedule 1.
(1) A person is prescribed for paragraph (c) of the definition of bulk water charge in subsection 4(1) of the Act if: (a) the person diverts water directly from a watercourse for the person’s use, including for one of the following purposes: (i) agricultural
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