The decision to make a resource operations plan under s 103 of the Water Act 2000 (Qld) is essentially legislative in character and not amenable to judicial review under the Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld), even though the plan includes specific water allocations to identified individuals. The decision cannot be severed into separate legislative and administrative components. Water entitlement holders affected by the conversion of their entitlements under a resource operations plan cannot obtain a statement of reasons under s 38 of the Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld).
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