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Water Resource (Great Artesian Basin) Plan 2006.

Country/Territory
Australia
Territorial subdivision
Queensland
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2006 (2014)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Freshwater resources management Policy/planning Allocation/quota Monitoring Authorization/permit Environmental planning Inland waters
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Abstract

This Plan, consisting of six Parts and done under the Water Act 2000, defines the management plan for the Great Artesian Basin. The Plan is divided into the following Parts: Preliminary; Plan area and water to which plan applies; Outcomes for sustainable management of water; Performance indicators and objectives; Strategies for achieving outcomes (surface water); Strategies for achieving outcomes (subartesian water); Strategies for achieving outcomes (general); Monitoring and reporting requirements and Implementing and amending this plan. The Plan is completed by six schedules: Plan areas; Management areas; Gatton–Esk Road implementation area; Management areas and management units; General reserve and Dictionnary.

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

Repealed by

Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017.

Legislation | Australia | 2017

Keyword: Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Allocation/quota, Monitoring, Authorization/permit, Environmental planning, Inland waters, Groundwater

Source: FAO, FAOLEX