Water Act 2007

Water charge rules, and Division 1 of Part 4, apply in relation to all of the water resources in a referring State, or part of a referring State, that are not Basin water resources if:

a law of the State provides that this section applies to the State, or that part of the State; and

the regulations provide that this section applies to the State, or that part of the State.

Water charge rules, and Division 1 of Part 4, apply in relation to all of the water resources in the Northern Territory, or part of the Territory, if:

a law of the Northern Territory provides that this section applies to the Territory, or that part of the Territory; and

the regulations provide that this section applies to the Northern Territory, or that part of the Territory.

However, water charge rules, and Division 1 of Part 4, do not apply in relation to:

water resources that are prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and

urban water supply activities beyond the point at which the water has been removed from a water resource in the referring State, or the Northern Territory.

This section has effect despite subsection 91(2).

This section does not affect the operation of Part 4 in relation to Basin water resources.