Content of water security program
353 Content of water security program
A water security program must include information about a designated water security entity’s arrangements, strategies or measures for—
operating the designated water security entity’s assets for providing water services in the region or part of the region to which the water security program relates; and
addressing future infrastructure needs, including building new infrastructure or augmenting existing infrastructure; and
managing the infrastructure relevant to the designated water security entity’s operations; and
managing demand for water; and
responding to drought conditions; and
any other matter prescribed under a regulation.
The chief executive may make guidelines to provide information and guidance to a designated water security entity about the content of a water security program.
Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit what may be included in a water security program.
A water security program may comprise 1 or more existing documents that comply with the requirements of this section.
This provision refers to the regulations (a regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Water Plan (Baffle Creek Basin) 2010 · Regulation
- Water Plan (Barron) 2023 · Regulation
- Water Plan (Border Rivers and Moonie) 2019 · Regulation
21 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum
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