Water Plan (Barron) 2002. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Miscellaneous Date 2002 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Allocation/quota Monitoring Authorization/permit Groundwater Indigenous peoples Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Plan enters into force on 20 December 2002. Abstract This Plan, consisting of nine Parts divided into 65 sections, sets the management plan for water resources in Barron River catchment. Under section 2, the purposes of the plan are: (a) for both surface and subartesian water, the following: (i) to define the availability of water in the plan area; (ii) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water; (iii) to identify priorities and mechanisms for dealing with future water requirements; (iv) to provide a framework for reversing, where practicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems; and (b) for surface water only, to provide a framework for establishing water allocations. Part 2 specifies the plan area and water to which the plans applies. Part 3 sets the outcomes for sustainable management of water. Full text English Website www.legislation.qld.gov.au References - Legislation Implements Water Act 2000. Legislation | Australia | 2000 (2023) Keyword: Framework law, Freshwater resources management, Institution, Water rights, Water charges, Well sinking/boreholes, Irrigation, Drainage/land reclamation, Groundwater, Right to water, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX