Water Plan (Border Rivers) 2003. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Queensland Document type Miscellaneous Date 2003 (2017) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water Keyword Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Allocation/quota Monitoring Authorization/permit Inland waters Environmental planning Sustainable development 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 5 December 2003. Abstract This Plan, consisting of eight Parts, divided into 51 sections and done under the Water Act 2000, defines the management plan for the rivers on the border between Queensland and the State of New South Wales. The purposes of the Plan include: to define the availability of water in the interested area, to provide a framework for the sustainable management of water and taking of water; to provide a framework for establishing water allocations; to provide a framework for reversing, where applicable, degradation that has occurred in natural ecosystems, including stressed rivers; and to regulate the taking of overland flow water. The plan is completed by five Schedules. 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