Water Act 2000

section 4 Aboriginal party see section 95(2).sch 4 def Aboriginal party ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)accepted development means development categorised as accepted development under a regulation made under the Planning Act.sch 4 def accepted development ins 2016 No. 27 s 687 (2)accredited ERMP...sch 4 def accredited ERMP ins 2010 No. 7 s 65om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)acknowledgement notice see section 155(6).sch 4 def acknowledgement notice ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)acquisition Act, for chapter 4A, see section 718.sch 4 def acquisition Act ins 2017 No. 2 s 5administrator means a person appointed under section 955(2) to operate a service provider’s infrastructure.ADR see section 426(2)(b).sch 4 def ADR ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)ADR election notice see section 426(2)(b).sch 4 def ADR election notice ins 2018 No. 24 s 281(2)advice agency...sch 4 def advice agency ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)affected person, for a draft or final water entitlement notice, means each of the following persons—

the holder or the proposed holder of a water entitlement;

the holder of a resource operations licence;

the holder of a distribution operations licence;

the applicant for a water licence.

sch 4 def affected person ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)agreement amendment, for chapter 2A, part 3, see section 360H(2).sch 4 def agreement amendment ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)Alcan agreement Act, for chapter 8, part 3C, division 2—see section 992K.sch 4 def Alcan agreement Act ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)allocation notice—

for removal of quarry material—means an allocation notice under chapter 2, part 5; or

for chapter 4, part 7—see section 696(1)(c).

sch 4 def allocation notice amd 2008 No. 34 s 747

sub 2013 No. 23 s 289 (1)–

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (3)alternative institutional structure includes—

a cooperative; and

a corporation; and

a trust; and

an institutional structure consisting of all the parties to a closed water activity agreement.

sch 4 def alternative institutional structure sub 2013 No. 23 s 289 (1)–(2)amending Act, for chapter 9, part 5, division 17, see section 1182.sch 4 def amending Act ins 2011 No. 40 s 93 (2)anniversary day...sch 4 def anniversary day ins 2006 No. 59 s 84

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)annual report means a water authority’s annual report under the Financial Accountability Act 2009.sch 4 def annual report sub 2003 No. 19 s 3 schamd 2003 No. 25 s 147 (2) (amdt could not be given effect)sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–

amd 2009 No. 9 s 136 sch 1applicable code...sch 4 def applicable code ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2; 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)application day...sch 4 def application day om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)appointer...sch 4 def appointer om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)appointor, of an authorised officer, see section 739(1).sch 4 def appointor ins 2010 No. 20 s 118 (2)appropriately qualified, for a person to whom a power may be delegated, includes having the qualifications, experience or standing appropriate to exercise the power.approved baseline assessment plan, for the area of a petroleum tenure, means a baseline assessment plan for the area that is approved under section 399.sch 4 def approved baseline assessment plan ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)approved final report means a final report that is approved under section 385.sch 4 def approved final report ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)approved form means a form approved under section 1013.approved meter...sch 4 def approved meter ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

om 2023 No. 24 s 54(1)approved nominee, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, subdivision 1, see section 177(2)(c).sch 4 def approved nominee ins 2013 No. 23 s 289

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (4)approved payment method, for a fee, see section 1013C.sch 4 def approved payment method ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)approved recycled water management plan see the Water Supply Act, schedule 3.sch 4 def approved recycled water management plan ins 2008 No. 34 s 747 (2)approved underground water impact report means an underground water impact report that is approved under section 385.sch 4 def approved underground water impact report ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)approved water efficiency management plan...sch 4 def approved water efficiency management plan ins 2006 No. 59 s 84

amd 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)approved water supply emergency response means a water supply emergency response approved by the Minister under section 25I.sch 4 def approved water supply emergency response ins 2005 No. 56 s 17 (1)aquifer means a geological structure, formation or formations that holds water in sufficient quantity to provide a source of water that can be tapped by a bore.sch 4 def aquifer ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)arbitration election notice see section 433A(2).sch 4 def arbitration election notice ins 2018 No. 24 s 281(2)artesian bore includes a shaft, well, gallery, spear or excavation, and any works constructed in connection with the shaft, well, gallery, spear or excavation, that taps an aquifer and the water flows, or has flowed, naturally to the surface.artesian water, for chapter 8, part 3C, means water that occurs naturally in, or is introduced artificially into, an aquifer, which if tapped by a bore, would flow naturally to the surface.sch 4 def artesian water amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (5)assessable development means development categorised as assessable development under a regulation made under the Planning Act.sch 4 def assessable development ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

sub 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)–(2)assessing authority...sch 4 def assessing authority ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)assessment manager...sch 4 def assessment manager sub 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2amd 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)auditor...sch 4 def auditor ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)authorised officer means a person appointed as an authorised officer under section 739.authorised person...sch 4 def authorised person amd 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2010 No. 20 s 118 (1)authorised use or purpose, of water, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def authorised use or purpose ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)authority area, for a water authority, see section 548(1).sch 4 def authority area amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2003 No. 25 s 147 (3) (amdt could not be given effect)available for inspection and purchase see section 1009.bar, in a watercourse, means a temporary accumulation of sediment—

that is within the bed of the watercourse; and

to which the following characteristics can generally be expected to apply—

it is formed during the recession of flows in the watercourse when sediment is deposited in the bed of the watercourse;

it is a dynamic feature, being changed by flow events in the watercourse;

because of its dynamic nature as mentioned in subparagraph (ii), its covering vegetation is immature, and not woody;

it is made up of coarse materials, in particular, sand and gravel.

sch 4 def bar ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)baseline assessment, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def baseline assessment ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)baseline assessment plan, for the area of a petroleum tenure, means a baseline assessment plan that complies with section 397(3).sch 4 def baseline assessment plan ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (6); 2026 No. 12 s 214 sch 1baseline assessment strategy means a baseline assessment strategy that complies with section 379A.sch 4 def baseline assessment strategy ins 2026 No. 12 s 213bed and banks, of a lake, means the land that is normally covered by the water of the lake, whether permanently or intermittently, regardless of frequency, but does not include adjoining land from time to time covered in flood events.sch 4 def bed and banks sub 2010 No. 12 s 248 (1)–(2)bench, in a watercourse, means a storage of sediment—

that is within the channel of the watercourse; and

to which the following characteristics can generally be expected to apply—

it is higher than the bed of the watercourse and bars in the watercourse, but lower than the level of either outer bank of the watercourse;

it is formed through sediment deposition during flow events in the watercourse that are at or near the level of either outer bank;

it is a reasonably flat sediment deposit, reasonably straight or gently curved as viewed from above, and at least partly consolidated by riparian vegetation;

it may be distinguished from a floodplain because the deposits making up a floodplain are finer and more layered.

sch 4 def bench ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)billing period...sch 4 def billing period ins 2007 No. 57 s 104

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)board see section 597.bore assessment, of a water bore, see section 411.sch 4 def bore assessment ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)bore assessment notice, for a water bore, for chapter 3, part 5, division 2, subdivision 4, see section 419A.sch 4 def bore assessment notice ins 2026 No. 12 s 213bore owner, of a water bore, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def bore owner ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)bore trigger threshold, for an aquifer, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def bore trigger threshold ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)bulk services see section 360C.sch 4 def bulk services ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)bulk water customer see section 360C.sch 4 def bulk water customer ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)bulk water party see section 360C.sch 4 def bulk water party ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)bulk water service means the supply of large quantities of water other than as an irrigation service.sch 4 def bulk water service ins 2001 No. 75 s 116 (2)bulk water service provider...sch 4 def bulk water service provider om 2001 No. 75 s 116 (1)bulk water supply agreement see section 360G(1).sch 4 def bulk water supply agreement ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)bulk water supply authority means the Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority established under the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007, section 6.sch 4 def bulk water supply authority ins 2008 No. 34 s 747 (2)bulk water supply code see section 360M(1).sch 4 def bulk water supply code ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)capital structure, for a water authority, means the authority’s level of debt compared to its level of equity.category 1 water authority means—

the Gladstone Area Water Board; or

the Mount Isa Water Board.

category 2 water authority means a water authority other than a category 1 water authority.CEWH means the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder established under the Water Act 2007 (Cwlth).sch 4 def CEWH ins 2011 No. 40 s 93 (2)chairperson...sch 4 def chairperson ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2009 No. 18 s 7 (1)change application means a change application under the Planning Act.sch 4 def change application ins 2016 No. 27 s 687 (2)chief executive...sch 4 def chief executive ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)chief executive’s notice see section 36(2).sch 4 def chief executive’s notice ins 2011 No. 40 s 93

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (7)closed water activity agreement see section 695A(1)(b).sch 4 def closed water activity agreement ins 2013 No. 23 s 289 (2)closing CMA tenure, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def closing CMA tenure ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)CMA tenure, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def CMA tenure ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)code-regulated entity, for chapter 2A, part 3, see section 360C.sch 4 def code-regulated entity ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)Comalco agreement Act, for chapter 8, part 3C, division 2—see section 992K.sch 4 def Comalco agreement Act ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)commencement—

for chapter 9, part 5, division 16, see section 1179; or

for chapter 9, part 5, division 17 see section 1182.

sch 4 def commencement ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2011 No. 40 s 93 (1)–(2)commercialisation see section 637.commercially sensitive...sch 4 def commercially sensitive ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)commission...sch 4 def commission ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)commission CEO...sch 4 def commission CEO ins 2010 No. 20 s 118

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)commissioner...sch 4 def commissioner ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

sub 2009 No. 18 s 7om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)commission water restriction...sch 4 def commission water restriction ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)community service obligations, of a category 1 water authority, means the obligations to do anything the authority is satisfied—

are not in the authority’s commercial interests to perform; and

arise because of—

a direction by the Minister; or

notice by the Minister of a public sector policy that is to apply to the authority; and

do not arise because of the application of the following key commercialisation principles and their elements—

principle 3—accountability for performance;

principle 4—competitive neutrality.

sch 4 def community service obligations amd 2013 No. 23 s 289 (3)compliance notice means a notice given under section 780.concurrence agency...sch 4 def concurrence agency amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2; 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)conference election notice see section 426(2)(a).sch 4 def conference election notice ins 2018 No. 24 s 281(2)connection means a property service that supplies either water supply services or sewerage services, or both, to a premises.consolidated aquifer, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def consolidated aquifer ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)constructing authority see the Acquisition of Land Act 1967, section 2.sch 4 def constructing authority ins 2011 No. 8 s 115consultation day, for a proposed underground water impact report or final report, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def consultation day ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)convicted includes a finding of guilty, and the acceptance of a plea of guilty, by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.coordinated project has the meaning given in the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971.sch 4 def coordinated project ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)corporate plan, for a water authority, means the authority’s corporate plan agreed to by the Minister under section 649, or taken to be agreed to by the Minister under section 650(2).sch 4 def corporate plan ins 2014 No. 51 s 27 (1)corporatised entity, means the commercialised business unit, previously within the department and known as State Water Projects, corporatised under the Government Owned Corporations Act 1993.sch 4 def corporatised entity sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)cost-benefit analysis...sch 4 def cost-benefit analysis ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)criminal history, of a person, means the person’s criminal history as defined under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986, other than spent convictions.sch 4 def criminal history ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2019 No. 17 s 339(1)–(2)cultural outcome means a beneficial consequence to an Aboriginal party or Torres Strait Islander party relating to aquifers, drainage basins, catchments, subcatchments or watercourses.sch 4 def cultural outcome ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)cumulative management area, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def cumulative management area ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)current infrastructure owner, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, subdivision 3, see section 187(2).sch 4 def current infrastructure owner ins 2013 No. 23 s 289

sub 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1customer—

1 Generally, customer—

of a service provider that is a local government, means—

a ratepayer of the local government who enjoys registered services supplied by the local government; or

a person who occupies non-residential premises that enjoy registered services supplied by the local government; or

of a service provider other than a local government, means—

a person who purchases registered services supplied by the service provider; or

a person who occupies non-residential premises that enjoy registered services supplied by the service provider.

2 In chapter 4 and section 851, customer means a person, other than a ratepayer, for whom a water authority carries out water activities.

sch 4 def customer amd 2003 No. 19 s 3 sch; 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2006 No. 59 s 84 (1)–(2); 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–(2)customer service standard...sch 4 def customer service standard om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)dam—

1 Dam means—

works that include a barrier, whether permanent or temporary, that does or could or would impound water; and

the storage area created by the works.

2 The term includes an embankment or other structure that controls the flow of water and is incidental to works mentioned in item (1)(a).

3 The term does not include the following—

a rainwater tank;

a water tank constructed of steel or concrete or a combination of steel and concrete;

a water tank constructed of fibreglass, plastic or similar material;

a levee.

sch 4 def dam amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (3); 2013 No. 23 s 306 (3)dealing, with a water licence, means a dealing mentioned in section 120.sch 4 def dealing ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)declarations register...sch 4 def declarations register ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)declared catchment area...sch 4 def declared catchment area ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2013 No. 23 s 306 (1)declared channel scheme, for chapter 4A, see section 720.sch 4 def declared channel scheme ins 2017 No. 2 s 5declared pest...sch 4 def declared pest ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1); 2014 No. 7 s 578 sch 4 pt 2 (amdt could not be given effect)declared project, for chapter 4A, see section 719.sch 4 def declared project ins 2017 No. 2 s 5declared water service...sch 4 def declared water service ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)de facto spouse...sch 4 def de facto spouse om 2002 No. 74 s 90 schdeferred aspect...sch 4 def deferred aspect ins 2008 No. 58 s 19

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)demand management, for water, includes—

reducing demand for water; and

increasing the efficiency of water supply works; and

increasing the efficiency of the use of water by end users; and

substituting a process that does not use a water resource for one that does use a water resource; and

substituting one water resource for another.

sch 4 def demand management ins 2006 No. 23 s 22 (2)depositional feature, in relation to a watercourse, means a deposit of clay, sand or silt that is carried during flows of water in the watercourse.

Examples—

• mud deposited in cracks in rocks

• sand deposits behind rocks

sch 4 def depositional feature ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)designated region means a region designated under section 342.sch 4 def designated region ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

amd 2012 No. 39 s 78 (3)designated water security entity see section 349.sch 4 def designated water security entity ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)desired level of service objectives, for water security, means the desired levels of service objectives for water security prescribed under section 344.sch 4 def desired level of service objectives ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)desired levels of service objectives...sch 4 def desired levels of service objectives ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)destruction, of vegetation, means the removing, clearing, killing, cutting down, felling, ringbarking, digging up, pushing over, pulling over or poisoning of the vegetation.development has the meaning given by the Planning Act, schedule 2.sch 4 def development amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2; 2013 No. 23 s 306 (5); 2016 No. 27 s 687 (3)development application means an application for a development approval.development approval means a development approval as defined under the Planning Act.sch 4 def development approval amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2; 2013 No. 23 s 306 (5)development condition...sch 4 def development condition sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)development permit means a development permit as defined under the Planning Act.sch 4 def development permit amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2; 2013 No. 23 s 306 (5)director, for a water authority, means a person appointed as a director of the authority’s board under section 600.dispute notice means a notice given under section 891(2).distribution operations licence means a distribution operations licence granted under chapter 2, part 3, division 5.sch 4 def distribution operations licence ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

amd 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1distribution service provider...sch 4 def distribution service provider ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)distribution system means the infrastructure for—

the transmission of water; or

the reticulation of water; or

water treatment or recycling.

sch 4 def distribution system ins 2005 No. 19 s 173 (2)dividend, for chapter 4, includes an amount in the nature of a dividend.document certification requirement see section 760(5).document production requirement see section 760(6).domestic purposes see section 6.sch 4 def domestic purposes sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)downstream limit, of a watercourse, means—

if a point is identified on the watercourse identification map as the downstream limit of the watercourse—the point identified on the map; or

otherwise—the point to which the high spring tide ordinarily flows and reflows in the watercourse, whether due to a natural cause or to an artificial barrier.

sch 4 def downstream limit ins 2010 No. 12 s 248

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)drainage and embankment area...sch 4 def drainage and embankment area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2drainage feature means—

if a feature is identified on the watercourse identification map as a drainage feature—the feature identified on the map; or

otherwise—a natural landscape feature, including a gully, drain, drainage depression or other erosion feature that—

is formed by the concentration of, or operates to confine or concentrate, overland flow water during and immediately after rainfall events; and

flows for only a short duration after a rainfall event, regardless of the frequency of flow events; and

commonly, does not have enough continuing flow to create a riverine environment.

Example for paragraph (b)(iii)—There is commonly an absence of water favouring riparian vegetation.

sch 4 def drainage feature ins 2010 No. 12 s 248

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)duly qualified person see section 217B.sch 4 def duly qualified person ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)ecological outcome...sch 4 def ecological outcome om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)ecosystem means a dynamic combination of plant, animal and micro-organism species and communities and their non-living environment and the ecological processes between them interacting as a functional unit.election notice...sch 4 def election notice ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

om 2018 No. 24 s 281(1)element of a water allocation see section 143.sch 4 def element of a water allocation ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)emergency plan, for chapter 2A, part 3, see section 360C.sch 4 def emergency plan ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)employee of the employing office...sch 4 def employee of the employing office ins 2007 No. 20 s 116om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)employee register, for a declared channel scheme, for chapter 4A, see section 737.sch 4 def employee register ins 2017 No. 2 s 5employing office...sch 4 def employing office ins 2007 No. 20 s 116om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)environment see the Environmental Protection Act 1994, section 8.sch 4 def environment ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)environmental authority see the Environmental Protection Act 1994, schedule 4.sch 4 def environmental authority ins 2013 No. 23 s 289 (2)environmental flow objective means a flow objective stated in a water plan to protect the share of water available to the environment. sch 4 def environmental flow objective sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)environmental impact statement, for chapter 8, part 3C, division 1, see section 992G.sch 4 def environmental impact statement ins 2010 No. 52 s 55amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (8)environmental management rules, for a water management protocol, resource operations licence or operations manual, means the environmental management rules included in the relevant protocol, licence or manual.sch 4 def environmental management rules sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)environmental outcome means a consequence for an ecosystem in its component parts specified for aquifers, drainage basins, catchments, subcatchments and watercourses.sch 4 def environmental outcome ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)establishment proposal, for a water authority, means the proposal, notice of which was given under section 552(1), to establish the authority.establishment regulation means a regulation, made under section 548 before the commencement of this definition, establishing a water authority.sch 4 def establishment regulation amd 2013 No. 23 s 289

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)executive officer, of a corporation, means a person who is concerned with, or takes part in, the corporation’s management, whether or not the person is a director or the person’s position is given the name of executive officer.sch 4 def executive officer, of a corporation, sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–(2); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)executive officer...sch 4 def executive officer, of the employing office for a water authority, ins 2007 No. 20 s 116om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)external review, for a decision, means a review of the decision by QCAT under the QCAT Act.sch 4 def external review ins 2009 No. 24 s 967 (1)failure...sch 4 def failure om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)failure impact assessment...sch 4 def failure impact assessment om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)faulty, in relation to a measurement device or measurement system, for chapter 2, part 3A, see section 217B.sch 4 def faulty ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)fill, for chapter 2, part 4 and definition levee, paragraph 3, means any kind of material in solid form (whether or not naturally occurring) capable of being deposited at a place.sch 4 def fill amd 2013 No. 23 s 306 (4); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (9)final report, for a resource tenure, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def final report ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)fire fighting purposes...sch 4 def fire fighting purposes om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)fire fighting system...sch 4 def fire fighting system om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)flood mitigation manual...sch 4 def flood mitigation manual om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)floodplain means an area of reasonably flat land adjacent to a watercourse that—

is covered from time to time by floodwater overflowing from the watercourse; and

does not, other than in an upper valley reach, confine floodwater to generally follow the path of the watercourse; and

has finer sediment deposits than the sediment deposits of any bench, bar or in-stream island in the watercourse.

sch 4 def floodplain ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)floodwater, in relation to a watercourse or lake, means water that has overflowed the outer banks of the watercourse, or the bed and banks of the lake, because of a flood event affecting the watercourse or lake, and is on land near the watercourse or lake.sch 4 def floodwater om 2008 No. 34 s 747

ins 2008 No. 58 s 19

sub 2010 No. 12 s 248 (1)–(2)flow conditions, for a water entitlement or a moratorium notice, means—

the rate of flow of water in a watercourse, lake or spring or overland; or

the level of water in a watercourse, lake, spring, aquifer, dam or weir.

sch 4 def flow conditions amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (4)former water area means a drainage area or water supply area established under the repealed Act.former water board means a drainage board, water board or water supply board established under the—

the repealed GAWB Act; or

part 10 of the repealed Act.

full cost pricing, for a category 1 water authority, is charging for goods or services taking into account the full cost of providing the goods or services, including amounts equivalent to—

government taxes that are not otherwise payable to the Commonwealth, State or local government; and

debt guarantee fees for State guarantees.

full supply level means for a dam generally, the level of the dam’s water surface when water storage is at maximum operating level without being affected by flood.sch 4 def full supply level sub 2011 No. 33 s 33sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)government entity see the Public Sector Act 2022, section 276.sch 4 def government entity ins 2007 No. 20 s 116amd 2009 No. 25 s 83 sch; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3graded jump up means an inclined section of pipe joining 2 drains, or a sewer and a sanitary drain or property sewer, at different levels.sch 4 def graded jump up ins 2002 No. 77 s 250 (1)grid contract document...sch 4 def grid contract document prev def ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2010 No. 20 s 118

pres def ins 2011 No. 21 s 25om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)grid customer...sch 4 def grid customer ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)grid service provider...sch 4 def grid service provider ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)Groundwater Impact Assessment Fund means the Groundwater Impact Assessment Fund established under section 478.sch 4 def Groundwater Impact Assessment Fund ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)hazardous waste means—

a substance, whether liquid, solid or gaseous, derived by, or resulting from, the processing of minerals that tends to destroy life or impair or endanger health; or

ash resulting from the process of power generation.

sch 4 def hazardous waste sub 2007 No. 57 s 104 (1)–(2)height...sch 4 def height om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)holder, of a water allocation, means—

the person whose details are stated on the water allocations register as the person who holds the water allocation; or

if a lease of the water allocation is registered on the water allocations register—the lessee of the lease.

sch 4 def holder ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

amd 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3immediately affected area see section 387.sch 4 def immediately affected area ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)immediately affected area bore, for chapter 3, part 5, see section 408.sch 4 def immediately affected area bore ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)impact considerations, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def impact considerations ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)impaired capacity, of a water bore, see section 412.sch 4 def impaired capacity ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)incoming owner, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, subdivision 3, see section 188(1)(b).sch 4 def incoming owner ins 2013 No. 23 s 289

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)indirect financial or personal interest, for a director, includes a financial or personal interest of the director’s spouse, relative or person with whom the director lives in a domestic relationship.sch 4 def indirect financial or personal interest amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 schindustrial instrument see the Industrial Relations Act 2016, schedule 5.sch 4 def industrial instrument ins 2007 No. 20 s 116amd 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6information notice, about a decision under this Act, means a notice—

stating the following—

the decision;

the reasons for the decision;

the name and address of any other person who was given the notice;

that any person given the notice may apply for an internal review of the decision within 30 business days after the day the notice is given; and

including a copy of the relevant internal review provisions of this Act.

sch 4 def information notice amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (5)–

sub 2005 No. 19 s 173 (1)–(2); 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–

amd 2009 No. 24 s 967 (2)–(3)in-stream island, in a watercourse, is a storage of sediment—

that is within the channel of the watercourse; and

to which the following characteristics can generally be expected to apply—

it is formed by processes within the watercourse;

its crest is not higher than either outer bank of the watercourse;

it is a dynamic feature, being changed by flow events in the watercourse;

it is made up of coarse materials, in particular sand and gravel.

sch 4 def in-stream island ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)Integrated Planning Act 1997 offence...sch 4 def Integrated Planning Act 1997 offence ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

om 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2interested person see section 851.interference, with the flow of water in a watercourse lake or spring, includes interference with the flow of water—

by impoundment, for example, by a dam, weir or excavation that stores water;

by diversion, for example, by works such as a diversion channel that—

divert the course of water in a watercourse outside of its bed and banks; and

may rejoin a watercourse downstream.

sch 4 def interference ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)interim enforcement order see section 784(1).interim resource operations licence...sch 4 def interim resource operations licence om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)interim water allocation...sch 4 def interim water allocation amd 2003 No. 25 s 147

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)intermittent, in relation to the flow of water in a watercourse or the collection of water in a lake, includes variable, having regard to seasonal variations, and to year by year variability of seasons.sch 4 def intermittent ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)internal review see section 862(1).interstate distribution operations licence means a licence that is granted under an interstate law and authorises the licence holder to operate infrastructure to distribute water.sch 4 def interstate distribution operations licence ins 2005 No. 19 s 173 (2)interstate law means a law of another State, including a repealed law, regulating the taking or using of water or the drilling of a water bore.interstate resource operations licence means a licence that is granted under an interstate law and authorises the licence holder to manage the taking or using of water by other licensees.irrigation entity, for chapter 4A, see section 721.sch 4 def irrigation entity ins 2017 No. 2 s 5irrigation infrastructure means water infrastructure or other infrastructure constructed, erected or installed for the supply of water or the storage and distribution of water for the irrigation of crops or pastures.Examples of irrigation infrastructure—a supply channel, head ditch or tailwater drainsch 4 def irrigation infrastructure ins 2013 No. 23 s 306 (2)irrigation service means the supply of water or drainage services for irrigation of crops or pastures for commercial gain.jump up means a vertical section of pipe joining 2 drains, or a sewer and a sanitary drain or property sewer, at different levels.sch 4 def jump up ins 2002 No. 77 s 250 (1)key commercialisation principles see section 638.lake—

if a feature is identified on the watercourse identification map as a lake—means the feature identified on the map; or

otherwise—

includes a lagoon, swamp or other natural collection of water, whether permanent or intermittent, and the bed, banks and any other element confining or containing the water; but

does not include a lake within which the high spring tide ordinarily flows and reflows or a drainage feature.

sch 4 def lake amd 2001 No. 75 s 116

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2); 2018 No. 24 s 281 (1)–(2)large service provider means—

a service provider primarily providing bulk water services; or

for a retail water service or sewerage service—a service provider with more than 25,000 connections to a registered service; or

for an irrigation service—a service provider with—

more than 500 users; and

a volume throughput, in any of the last 5 financial years, of more than 10,000ML.

lateral limits, in relation to a watercourse, see section 5(5).sch 4 def lateral limits ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)levee—

1 A levee is an artificial embankment or structure which prevents or reduces the flow of overland flow water onto or from land.

2 A levee includes levee-related infrastructure.

3 However, the following are not levees—

prescribed farming activities;

fill that is—

deposited at a place for gardens or landscaping, including, for example, landscaping for the purposes of visual amenity or acoustic screening; and

less than the volume of material prescribed under a regulation;

infrastructure used to safeguard life and property from the threat of coastal hazards;

a structure regulated under another Act including, for example, the following—

a levee constructed as emergency work under the Planning Act, section 166;

a structure constructed under an approved plan under the Soil Conservation Act 1986;

a structure whose design takes into account the impacts of flooding or flood mitigation but which is not primarily designed for flood mitigation;Example—a public road within the meaning of the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994

a structure constructed within the bed, or across a bank, of a watercourse, including, for example, a weir or barrage, the construction of which was carried out under this Act and for which a development permit under the Planning Act was given;

an embankment or other structure constructed for long-term storage of water under the Water Supply Act;Examples—a ring tank or dam

irrigation infrastructure that is not levee-related infrastructure.

sch 4 def levee ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

amd 2016 No. 27 s 687 (4)levee-related infrastructure, for a levee, means infrastructure, including irrigation infrastructure, that is—

connected with the construction or modification of the levee; or

used in the operation of the levee to prevent or reduce the flow of overland flow water onto or from land.Examples of infrastructure for paragraph (b)—a channel, drain, outfall or pipe

sch 4 def levee-related infrastructure ins 2013 No. 23 s 306 (2)limited authority...sch 4 def limited authority ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)lodge means lodge with the registrar for registration or recording on the water allocations register.sch 4 def lodge ins 2021 No. 12 s 148 sch 3long-term affected area see section 387.sch 4 def long-term affected area ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)make good agreement, for a water bore, see section 420.sch 4 def make good agreement ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)make good measure, for a water bore, see section 421.sch 4 def make good measure ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)make good obligations, of a petroleum tenure holder for a water bore, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def make good obligations ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)manager means the manager of the office.sch 4 def manager ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)mandatory term, for chapter 2A, part 3, see section 360G(2)(a).sch 4 def mandatory term ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)market...sch 4 def market ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)market rules...sch 4 def market rules ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)maximum rate, for chapter 2, part 3, division 4, see section 144.sch 4 def maximum rate ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)measurement contractor means a person appointed as a measurement contractor under section 973.sch 4 def measurement contractor ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)measurement device—

means a meter or other device used in connection with calculating or measuring water taken, or interfered with, under this Act; and

includes equipment related to the meter or device for calculating or measuring, or recording, or transmitting or otherwise reporting, information about—

the taking of, or interfering with, water; or

the quality of water. Example of a measurement device—a telemetry device

sch 4 def measurement device ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)measurement requirements means measurement requirements under chapter 2, part 3A, division 2.sch 4 def measurement requirements ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)measurement system means a system—

used in connection with calculating or measuring water taken under an authorisation to take water under this Act; and

comprising 2 or more components that may include—

a measurement device; and

information, measures or methodologies for identifying and calculating or measuring water taken.

sch 4 def measurement system ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)medium service provider means—

for a retail water service or sewerage service—a service provider with more than 1,000 but not more than 25,000 connections to a registered service; or

for an irrigation service—a service provider with—

more than 100 but not more than 500 users; and

a volume throughput, in any of the last 5 financial years, of more than 10,000ML.

megalitre means 1 million litres.sch 4 def megalitre ins 2001 No. 75 s 116 (2)meter...sch 4 def meter ins 2007 No. 57 s 104

om 2023 No. 24 s 54(1)metered entitlement...sch 4 def metered entitlement ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

om 2023 No. 24 s 54(1)metering contractor...sch 4 def metering contractor ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

om 2023 No. 24 s 54(1)Mineral Resources Act means the Mineral Resources Act 1989.sch 4 def Mineral Resources Act ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)mining tenure means a mineral development licence or mining lease under the Mineral Resources Act.sch 4 def mining tenure ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)mining tenure holder means the holder of a mining tenure.sch 4 def mining tenure holder ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)minor change application means a change application for a minor change to a development approval, as defined in the Planning Act.sch 4 def minor change application ins 2016 No. 27 s 687 (2)ML means megalitre.sch 4 def ML ins 2001 No. 75 s 116 (2)monitoring equipment—

means equipment for reading rainfall, water flow or water levels or for assessing the effects of taking of, or interfering with, water or water use on land and water; and

includes a measurement device.

sch 4 def monitoring equipment ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

sub 2007 No. 57 s 104 (1)–

amd 2023 No. 24 s 54(3)moratorium notice see section 30(1).sch 4 def moratorium notice amd 2003 No. 25 s 147 (6); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (10)nominal volume means—

for a water allocation managed under a resource operations licence—the number used to calculate the allocation’s share of the water available to be taken by holders of water allocations in the same priority group; and

for a water allocation not managed under a resource operations licence—the number used to calculate the allocation’s share of the water available to be taken by holders of water allocations in all water allocation groups in a water plan area.

sch 4 def nominal volume ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

amd 2014 No. 64 s 254 sch 1nominated water service provider see section 343.sch 4 def nominated water service provider ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)nominated waterway...sch 4 def nominated waterway ins 2006 No. 59 s 85 schom 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)nominator, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, see section 178(1).sch 4 def nominator ins 2013 No. 23 s 289

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)nominee, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, see section 178(1).sch 4 def nominee ins 2013 No. 23 s 289

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)non-Act water means water, including recycled and desalinated water, from any source, other than water included in the definition of water, item 1, in this schedule.sch 4 def non-Act water ins 2005 No. 56 s 17

sub 2007 No. 57 s 104 (1)–(2)non-residential customer means a customer who uses water on non-residential premises.sch 4 def non-residential customer ins 2006 No. 59 s 84 (2)non-residential premises means premises that are not used for residential purposes, including, for example, tourist accommodation, nursing homes, hostels, hospitals, caravan parks, convents, nurseries, market gardens, turf farms, farms, conference centres and the common property of a community title scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980.sch 4 def non-residential premises ins 2006 No. 59 s 84 (2)notice means written notice.notice of closure means a notice of closure given under section 372 or 373.sch 4 def notice of closure ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)occupier, of land, means the person in actual occupation of the land or, if there is no person in actual occupation, the person entitled to possession of the land.office means the Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment.sch 4 def office ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment means the Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment established under section 455.sch 4 def Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)officer, of a water authority, means—

a director of the authority; or

the authority’s chief executive officer; or

another person who is concerned, or takes part, in the authority’s management.

official, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5A, see section 203A(1).sch 4 def official ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)old, for chapter 9, part 5, division 17, in relation to a provision of this Act, see section 1182.sch 4 def old ins 2011 No. 40 s 93 (2)operational work see the Planning Act, schedule 2.sch 4 def operational work ins 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2amd 2013 No. 23 s 306 (5); 2016 No. 27 s 687 (5)operations manual see section 197(1).sch 4 def operations manual ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)operator...sch 4 def operator ins 2011 No. 33 s 33

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)original decision see section 851(4).sch 4 def original decision amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (8); 2008 No. 34 s 747 (6)other resources means quarry material and vegetation in a watercourse, lake or spring.sch 4 def other resources amd 2018 No. 7 s 56outdoor water use conservation plan...sch 4 def outdoor water use conservation plan ins 2007 No. 57 s 104

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)outer bank see section 5A.sch 4 def outer bank ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)overdue charge see section 574(3).overdue rate see section 574(3).overland flow water—

1 Overland flow water means water, including floodwater, that is urban stormwater or is other water flowing over land, otherwise than in a watercourse or lake—

after having fallen as rain or in any other way; or

after rising to the surface naturally from underground.

2 Overland flow water includes particular underground water declared to be overland flow water under section 1006A.

3 Overland flow water does not include—

water that has naturally infiltrated the soil in normal farming operations, including infiltration that has occurred in farming activity such as clearing, replanting and broadacre ploughing; or

tailwater from irrigation if the tailwater recycling meets best practice requirements; or

water collected from roofs for rainwater tanks.

sch 4 def overland flow water amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (9); 2011 No. 40 s 93 (3); 2018 No. 24 s 281 (3)–(4)owner—

of land, other than for chapter 2, part 3, division 2, means any of the following, and includes the occupier of the land—

the registered proprietor of the land;

the lessee, sublessee or licensee under the Land Act 1994 of the land;

the holder of a mineral development licence or mining lease over the land under the Mineral Resources Act;

the plantation licensee of a plantation licence under the Forestry Act 1959;

the person or body of persons who, for the time being, has lawful control of the land, on trust or otherwise;

the holder of a geothermal tenure under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 relating to the land;

the person who is entitled to receive the rents and profits of the land;

the holder of a GHG tenure under the Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 relating to the land;

the holder of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the Petroleum Act 1923 relating to the land;

the holder of a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas Act relating to the land; or

for chapter 2, part 3, division 2, see section 104.

sch 4 def owner sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–

amd 2010 No. 12 s 251 sch; 2011 No. 40 s 93 (4); 2010 No. 31 s 582; 2014 No. 64 ss 202 (11)–(12), 254 sch 1owner...sch 4 def owner, for chapter 2, part 6, ins 2001 No. 75 s 116

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)owner...sch 4 def owner, of a referable dam, om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)owner’s notice see section 36(2).sch 4 def owner’s notice ins 2011 No. 40 s 93

amd 2019 No. 17 s 360 sch 1performance indicator, for a water plan, means a measure that can be calculated and is stated in the plan to assess the impact of an allocation and management decision or proposal on water entitlements and natural ecosystems.sch 4 def performance indicator sub 2001 No. 75 s 116 (1)–

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (13)performance plan, for a water authority, means the authority’s performance plan agreed to by the Minister under section 656, or taken to be agreed to by the Minister under section 657.sch 4 def performance plan amd 2014 No. 51 s 27 (2)personal information, for chapter 3A, part 3, see section 482A.sch 4 def personal information ins 2026 No. 12 s 213Petroleum and Gas Act means the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004.sch 4 def Petroleum and Gas Act ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)petroleum tenure—

generally, means—

a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the Petroleum Act 1923; or

a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas Act; and

for chapter 3, part 2, divisions 3 and 4—includes a part of a petroleum tenure.

sch 4 def petroleum tenure ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

amd 2014 No. 64 s 254 sch 1petroleum tenure holder means a person who holds a petroleum tenure.sch 4 def petroleum tenure holder ins 2004 No. 25 s 1053

sub 2010 No. 53 s 206; 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1placing of fill in a watercourse, lake or spring includes doing something that, in conjunction with other acts (regardless of who does those acts) or happenings (regardless of who, if anyone, causes those happenings) is likely to result in the depositing of fill in the watercourse, lake or spring.plan area, for any plan under this Act, means the part of Queensland to which the plan applies.plan area, for a water plan, means the area of Queensland to which the plan applies.sch 4 def plan area, for a water plan, ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2) (amd by 2016 No. 60 s 19 (2A))Planning Act means the Planning Act 2016.sch 4 def Planning Act ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

sub 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)–(2)Planning Act offence means an offence against the Planning Act, section 162, 163(1), 164, 165 or 168(5) to the extent the section relates to the taking of, or interfering with, water.sch 4 def Planning Act offence ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

amd 2016 No. 27 s 687 (6)premises means—

a lot as defined under the Planning Act, schedule 2; or

for a lot under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980—the common property for the lot.

sch 4 def premises amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2; 2013 No. 23 s 306 (5); 2016 No. 27 s 687 (7)premises group means the land comprised in 2 or more premises all the owners of which have mutual rights and obligations under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 or the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980 for their respective ownerships, and includes the common property forming part of—

if the premises are lots included in a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997—the scheme land under that Act for the scheme; or

if the premises are lots under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980—the parcel of which the premises form part.

sch 4 def premises group ins 2002 No. 77 s 250 (1)prescribed farming activities means—

cultivating soil; orExamples—clearing, replanting and broadacre ploughing

disturbing soil to establish non-indigenous grasses, legumes or forage cultivars; or

using land for horticulture or viticulture; or

laser levelling or contouring soil.

sch 4 def prescribed farming activities ins 2013 No. 23 s 306 (2)prescribed offence means an offence against this Act for which the maximum penalty of imprisonment is 2 or more years.principles of ecologically sustainable development see section 7.sch 4 def principles of ecologically sustainable development ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2) (amd 2016 No. 60 s 19 (3))priority group, for water allocations managed under a resource operations licence, means the allocations that have the same water allocation security objective.sch 4 def priority group sub 2004 No. 25 s 1053 (2); 2013 No. 23 s 289 (1)–(2)private water supply agreement see section 1000.sch 4 def private water supply agreement ins 2005 No. 19 s 173 (2)process—

for sections 39(b), 40(2) and (3), 43(2)(f), 67(a), 116 and 147—includes selling or dealing with water entitlements, interim resource operations licences or resource operations licences by public auction, public ballot, fixed price sale, grant for a particular purpose or public tender; and

for sections 43(2)(g), 67(a), 116 and 147—includes a direction to the chief executive to grant a water licence to a particular person.

sch 4 def process sub 2011 No. 40 s 93 (5); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2) (amd 2016 No. 60 s 19 (2))amd 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1production testing, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def production testing ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)prohibited development...sch 4 def prohibited development ins 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2amd 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)prohibited substance...sch 4 def prohibited substance om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)project direction, for chapter 4A, see section 724(1).sch 4 def project direction ins 2017 No. 2 s 5properly made submission means a submission that—

is made by an entity invited to make the submission; and

is in writing and signed by each entity that made the submission; and

is received on or before the last day for the making of the submission; and

states the name and address of each entity that made the submission; and

states the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds; and

is received by the person stated in the notice inviting the submission.

sch 4 def properly made submission sub 2019 No. 17 s 339(1)–(2)property service means—

for a water service—the pipes and fittings installed for connecting premises to a service provider’s infrastructure; or

for a sewerage service—a junction, bend, pipe, jump up or graded jump up required to connect a sanitary drain or property sewer to a service provider’s infrastructure.

sch 4 def property service sub 2002 No. 77 s 250 (2)property sewer means a sewer for a premises or a premises group.sch 4 def property sewer ins 2002 No. 77 s 250 (1)proposed Barlil Weir...sch 4 def proposed Barlil Weir ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)proposed desired level of service objectives see section 345(2)(a).sch 4 def proposed desired level of service objectives ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)proposed plan area—

for a draft water plan—means the part of Queensland to which a water plan, if approved, will apply; or

for a draft resource operations plan—means the part of the plan area for a water plan to which a resource operations plan, if approved, will apply.

sch 4 def proposed plan area amd 2014 No. 64 s 254 sch 1publish, in relation to a notice or other document to which section 1009A applies, means publish in accordance with that section.sch 4 def publish sub 2001 No. 75 s 116 (1)–

amd 2003 No. 25 s 147 (7)–(9); 2006 No. 23 s 22 (2); 2012 No. 39 s 78 (4); 2013 No. 23 s 289 (5)–

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2); 2023 No. 24 s 34(1)–(2)quarry material—

1 Quarry material means material, other than a mineral within the meaning of any Act relating to mining, in a watercourse or lake.

2 Quarry material includes stone, gravel, sand, rock, clay, earth and soil unless it is removed from the watercourse or lake as waste material.

Queensland Government business and industry portal...sch 4 def Queensland Government business and industry portal ins 2019 No. 17 s 339

om 2023 No. 24 s 34(1)Queensland Government website means a website with a URL that contains ‘qld.gov.au’, other than a website of a local government.sch 4 def Queensland Government website ins 2023 No. 24 s 34(2)rate notice...sch 4 def rate notice ins 2007 No. 57 s 104

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)ratepayer, of a water authority that has an authority area, means an owner of land within that authority area.sch 4 def ratepayer sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)reasonably believes means believes on grounds that are reasonable in the circumstances.receiving entity...sch 4 def receiving entity ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)referable dam see the Water Supply Act, section 341.sch 4 def referable dam prev def om 2008 No. 34 s 747

pres def ins 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2referral agency...sch 4 def referral agency amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2om 2013 No. 23 s 306 (1)regional plan...sch 4 def regional plan ins 2014 No. 40 s 149

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)regional water security options...sch 4 def regional water security options ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)regional water security program...sch 4 def regional water security program ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)registered grid participant...sch 4 def registered grid participant ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)registered owner, of land, means—

the registered owner of the land under the Land Title Act 1994; or

the lessee or licensee of the land under the Land Act 1994.

registered professional engineer...sch 4 def registered professional engineer sub 2004 No. 4 s 57 schom 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)registered proprietor, of land, see the Land Title Act 1994, schedule 2.sch 4 def registered proprietor ins 2005 No. 19 s 173 (2)registered service, for a service provider, means a water or sewerage service for which the service provider is registered.registrar means the registrar appointed under section 167.sch 4 def registrar amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (14)registrar of titles means the registrar of titles under the Land Title Act 1994.sch 4 def registrar of titles ins 2021 No. 12 s 140regular audit means an audit conducted under section 417.regulator means the regulator under the Water Supply Act.sch 4 def regulator prev def om 2008 No. 34 s 747

pres def ins 2011 No. 8 s 115related local government...sch 4 def related local government ins 2007 No. 57 s 104

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)relevant authorisation, in relation to a measurement requirement, see section 217B.sch 4 def relevant authorisation ins 2023 No. 24 s 54(2)relevant authority...sch 4 def relevant authority ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)relevant company means—

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 1—see section 992G; or

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 2—see section 992K; or

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 3—see section 992M.

sch 4 def relevant company ins 2010 No. 52 s 55sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)relevant dam...sch 4 def relevant dam ins 2011 No. 33 s 33

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)relevant entity, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5A, see section 203A(2).sch 4 def relevant entity ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)relevant underground water rights, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def relevant underground water rights ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)relocate, a water licence, see section 126(4).sch 4 def relocate ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)repealed Act means the Water Resources Act 1989.repealed Acts means the—

repealed GAWB Act; or

repealed Act.

repealed GAWB Act means the Gladstone Area Water Board Act 1984.report obligation, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def report obligation ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)residential complex...sch 4 def residential complex ins 2006 No. 59 s 85 schamd 2008 No. 52 s 98 sch 2om 2026 No. 12 s 214 sch 1residential premises means premises used for a residential purpose.sch 4 def residential premises ins 2007 No. 57 s 104 (2)resource operations licence means a resource operations licence granted under chapter 2, part 3, division 5.sch 4 def resource operations licence amd 2005 No. 19 s 173 (3); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (15)resource operations plan...sch 4 def resource operations plan amd 2008 No. 58 s 19

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)resource tenure means—

a mining tenure; or

a petroleum tenure.

sch 4 def resource tenure ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)resource tenure holder means—

a mining tenure holder; or

a petroleum tenure holder.

sch 4 def resource tenure holder ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)responsible entity, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def responsible entity ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)responsible tenure holder, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def responsible tenure holder ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)retail water service—

1 Retail water service means a reticulated water service in a service area for a water service.

2 The term does not include—

an irrigation service or a bulk water service in any area; or

the supply of recycled water in any area.

sch 4 def retail water service amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (10)review decision see section 864(2).sch 4 def review decision amd 2009 No. 24 s 967 (4)reviewer see section 862(1).review notice see section 864(3).sch 4 def review notice amd 2009 No. 24 s 967 (5)riverine protection permit see section 218(1).sch 4 def riverine protection permit ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)rules administrator...sch 4 def rules administrator ins 2010 No. 20 s 118

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)safety condition...sch 4 def safety condition om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)sanitary drain means a drain (not including a pipe that is a part of common effluent drainage) that is immediately connected to, and used to carry discharges from, a soil or waste pipe for an individual premises.sch 4 def sanitary drain ins 2002 No. 77 s 250 (1)scheme...sch 4 def scheme ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)scour mark, in relation to a watercourse, means—

a mark made on a bank of the watercourse by the sweeping action of suspended sediments in water during flows in the watercourse; or

a mark that can be identified by weathering stains, or the absence of lichens, on erosion-resistant surfaces of a bank of the watercourse.Example of an erosion-resistant surface—rock

sch 4 def scour mark ins 2010 No. 12 s 248 (2)seasonal water assignment means—

for each of the following instruments—assignment by the holder of the instrument of the benefit under the instrument, for a water year, or shorter period prescribed by a water management protocol, of all or part of the water that may be taken under the instrument—

a water allocation;

a seasonal water assignment notice for a water allocation; or

for each of the following instruments—assignment by the holder of the instrument of the benefit under the instrument, for a water year, of all or part of the water that may be taken under the instrument—

a water licence;

a seasonal water assignment notice for a water licence.

sch 4 def seasonal water assignment amd 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2005 No. 19 s 173 (1)–(2); 2018 No. 24 s 281 (1)–

amd 2023 No. 24 s 34(3)seasonal water assignment notice means—

for a water allocation—a seasonal water assignment notice granted under a process prescribed by regulation; or

for a water licence—a seasonal water assignment notice granted under chapter 2, part 3, division 2.

sch 4 def seasonal water assignment notice ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)seasonal water assignment rules means the rules stated in a regulation, water management protocol or operations manual that allow seasonal water assignments or approval of applications for proposed seasonal water assignments.sch 4 def seasonal water assignment rules amd 2003 No. 25 s 147 (11); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (16)self-assessable development...sch 4 def self-assessable development ins 2013 No. 23 s 306

om 2016 No. 27 s 687 (1)SEQ bulk supplier see section 360C.sch 4 def SEQ bulk supplier ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)SEQ region see section 341.sch 4 def SEQ region ins 2006 No. 23 s 22 (2)SEQ service provider see the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, schedule.sch 4 def SEQ service provider ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)Seqwater means Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority established under the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007.sch 4 def Seqwater ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)SEQ Water...sch 4 def SEQ Water ins 2005 No. 56 s 17

om 2018 No. 24 s 281 (1)service area...sch 4 def service area om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)service provider means—

a water service provider; or

a sewerage service provider under the Water Supply Act.

sch 4 def service provider sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–(2)service provider register...sch 4 def service provider register om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)service provider water restriction see the Water Supply Act, section 41.sch 4 def service provider water restriction ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

sub 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)–(2)sewerage means a sewer, access chamber, vent, engine, pump, structure, machinery, outfall or other work used to receive, store, transport or treat sewage.sewerage service means—

sewage treatment; or

the collection and transmission of sewage through infrastructure; or

the disposal of sewage or effluent.

sch 4 def sewerage service amd 2005 No. 19 s 173

sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–(2)sewerage service provider...sch 4 def sewerage service provider om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)show cause notice means a notice that complies with section 779.small service provider...sch 4 def small service provider amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (11); 2003 No. 25 s 147

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)special agreement means a special agreement Act or an agreement contained in a special agreement Act.sch 4 def special agreement ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)special agreement Act means—

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 1—see section 992G; or

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 2—see section 992K; or

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 3—see section 992M.

sch 4 def special agreement Act ins 2010 No. 52 s 55sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)specified conditions—

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 1—

for the Alcan Queensland Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1965, means the conditions stated in section 29A(2) of the agreement under that Act; or

for the Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1957, means the conditions stated in section 32A(2) of the agreement under that Act; or

for chapter 8, part 3C, division 3—for any special agreement Act, means any condition stated in the special agreement under the special Agreement Act relating to taking or interfering with water.

sch 4 def specified conditions ins 2010 No. 52 s 55sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)specified works...sch 4 def specified works ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)spent conviction...sch 4 def spent conviction ins 2019 No. 17 s 339

om 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 4spot audit...sch 4 def spot audit om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)spot audit report...sch 4 def spot audit report ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)spouse...sch 4 def spouse om 2002 No. 74 s 90 schspring means—

if a feature is identified on the watercourse identification map as a spring—the feature identified on the map; or

otherwise—the land to which water rises naturally from below the ground and the land over which the water then flows.

sch 4 def spring sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)spring impact management strategy means a spring impact management strategy that complies with section 379.sch 4 def spring impact management strategy ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)start day, for a petroleum tenure, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def start day ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)State quarry material means—

quarry material that is the property of the State under section 226; and

if quarry material not mentioned in paragraph (a) is reserved under the Land Act 1994, section 22, and is in a watercourse or lake—the quarry material.

sch 4 def State quarry material amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (17)statutory authorisation to take or interfere with water means an authorisation to take or interfere with water under chapter 2, part 3, division 1.sch 4 def statutory authorisation to take or interfere with water ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)stock purposes, in relation to taking or interfering with water, means—

watering stock of a number that would normally be depastured on the land on which the water is, or is to be, used; or

watering travelling stock on a stock route.

sch 4 def stock purposes ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2005 No. 19 s 173 (1)–

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (18)stock route see the Stock Route Management Act 2002, schedule 3.sch 4 def stock route ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

amd 2014 No. 7 s 578 sch 4 pt 2storage capacity...sch 4 def storage capacity om 2005 No. 19 s 173 (1)stormwater drainage means a drain, channel, pipe, chamber, structure, outfall or other work used to receive, store, transport or treat stormwater.strategic asset management plan...sch 4 def strategic asset management plan amd 2005 No. 19 s 173

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)strategic water infrastructure reserve means unallocated water held as—

a strategic water infrastructure reserve under a water plan; or

a strategic reserve, that is not set aside for Indigenous purposes, under a water plan.

sch 4 def strategic water infrastructure reserve ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)subartesian area...sch 4 def subartesian area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)subartesian bore includes a shaft, well, gallery, spear or excavation, and any works constructed in connection with the shaft, well, gallery, spear or excavation, that taps an aquifer and the water does not flow and never has flowed naturally to the surface.subartesian water means water that occurs naturally in, or is introduced artificially into, an aquifer, which if tapped by a bore, would not flow naturally to the surface.submissions summary see section 383(1)(b).sch 4 def submissions summary ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)submitter means an entity who made a properly made submission under this Act.sch 4 def submitter amd 2019 No. 17 s 339(3)submitter notice see section 863(3).subsidiary company, of an entity, means that under the Corporations Act, section 9 the company is a subsidiary of the entity.sch 4 def subsidiary company ins 2011 No. 40 s 93 (2)SunWater means SunWater Limited ACN 131 034 985.sch 4 def SunWater ins 2017 No. 2 s 5supply contract means a contract for the storage and supply of water under a water entitlement, a water supply emergency declaration or a water supply emergency regulation.sch 4 def supply contract amd 2005 No. 56 s 17 (2)sustainable management...sch 4 def sustainable management om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)Sustainable Planning Act 2009 offence...sch 4 def Sustainable Planning Act 2009 offence ins 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2om 2013 No. 23 s 306 (6)system leakage management plan...sch 4 def system leakage management plan ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)system operating plan...sch 4 def system operating plan ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)taking, for water, includes diverting water.temporary full supply level, for a dam, means the temporary full supply level declared for the dam under the Water Supply Act, chapter 4, part 3.sch 4 def temporary full supply level ins 2011 No. 33 s 33

sub 2012 No. 29 s 19test hole means a hole made for the purpose of obtaining information about—

the water production capacity, water production quality or hydraulic properties of a geological structure or formation; or

the suitability of a geological structure or formation to be tapped by a water bore.

sch 4 def test hole ins 2023 No. 24 s 34(2)threshold limit...sch 4 def threshold limit ins 2010 No. 52 s 55om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)titles registry fee, for a matter mentioned in a provision of this Act, means the fee payable for the matter under section 1013CB.sch 4 def titles registry fee ins 2021 No. 12 s 140titles registry operator means the operator under the Queensland Future Fund (Titles Registry) Act 2021.sch 4 def titles registry operator ins 2021 No. 12 s 140top of the barrier...sch 4 def top of the barrier om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)Torres Strait Islander party see section 95(2).sch 4 def Torres Strait Islander party ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)trade waste...sch 4 def trade waste om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)trade waste approval...sch 4 def trade waste approval om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)transfer, of a resource operations licence, an interim resource operations licence or a water allocation, means the passing of the legal or beneficial interest in the licence or allocation.transferable employee, for chapter 4A, see section 738.sch 4 def transferable employee ins 2017 No. 2 s 5transfer day, for a declared channel scheme, for chapter 4A, see section 718.sch 4 def transfer day ins 2017 No. 2 s 5transferee, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5, subdivision 3, see section 187(1).sch 4 def transferee ins 2013 No. 23 s 289

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (19)transfer notice, for chapter 4A, see section 723(1).sch 4 def transfer notice prev def ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78

pres def ins 2017 No. 2 s 5transferring entity...sch 4 def transferring entity ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)travelling stock see the Stock Route Management Act 2002, schedule 3.sch 4 def travelling stock ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

amd 2014 No. 7 s 578 sch 4 pt 2unallocated State land see the Land Act 1994, schedule 6.sch 4 def unallocated State land ins 2005 No. 19 s 173 (2)unconsolidated aquifer, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def unconsolidated aquifer ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)underground water means water that occurs naturally in, or is introduced artificially into, an aquifer.sch 4 def underground water sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)underground water impact report, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def underground water impact report ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)underground water obligation, of a resource tenure holder, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def underground water obligation ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (20)underground water rights—

for the holder of a mining tenure—see the Mineral Resources Act, section 334ZP; or

for the holder of a 1923 Act petroleum tenure under the Petroleum Act 1923—means the taking of water necessarily taken as part of production testing or petroleum production under 1 or more 1923 Act petroleum tenures; or

for the holder of a petroleum tenure under the Petroleum and Gas Act—see the Petroleum and Gas Act, sections 185(2)(a) and 186(3).

sch 4 def underground water rights ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)unit of public administration...sch 4 def unit of public administration ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

om 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2upstream limit...sch 4 def upstream limit ins 2010 No. 12 s 248

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)urban area means an area identified as an area intended specifically for urban purposes, including future urban purposes (but not rural residential or future rural residential purposes) on a map in a planning scheme under the Planning Act that—

identifies the areas using cadastral boundaries; and

is used exclusively or primarily to assess development applications under that Act.

Example—a zoning mapsch 4 def urban area ins 2011 No. 40 s 93

amd 2013 No. 23 s 306 (5)urban stormwater means water flowing over land, or in drainage pipes, in an urban area.sch 4 def urban stormwater ins 2011 No. 40 s 93 (2)urban water service means a drinking water service under the Water Supply Act or a retail water service.sch 4 def urban water service ins 2011 No. 8 s 115vegetation means native plants including trees, shrubs, bushes, seedlings, saplings and reshoots.sch 4 def vegetation sub 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1; 2014 No. 40 s 149volumetric limit, for chapter 2, part 3, division 4, see section 145.sch 4 def volumetric limit ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)water—

1 Generally, water means all or any of the following—

water in a watercourse, lake or spring;

underground water;

overland flow water;

water that has been collected in a dam.

2 In chapter 2A and section 1163, water also includes recycled and desalinated water, from any source.

sch 4 def water amd 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2006 No. 23 s 22 (1)–

amd 2008 No. 34 s 747 (6A)water activity, for a water authority, includes an activity for the following—

water conservation;

water supply;

irrigation;

drainage, including stormwater drainage;

flood prevention;

floodwater control;

underground water supply improvement or replenishment;

sewerage;

anything else dealing with water management.

water advice...sch 4 def water advice ins 2007 No. 57 s 104

om 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)water allocation means an authority granted under section 146 or 147 to take water.sch 4 def water allocation amd 2013 No. 23 s 289

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)water allocation change rules...sch 4 def water allocation change rules amd 2001 No. 75 s 116

om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)water allocation dealing see section 156.sch 4 def water allocation dealing ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water allocation dealing rules means the rules under section 158.sch 4 def water allocation dealing rules ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water allocation group means a group of water allocations mentioned in a water plan.sch 4 def water allocation group ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)water allocation security objective means an objective stated in a water plan to protect the share of water available to the holder of a water allocation.sch 4 def water allocation security objective sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)water allocations register means the register kept under section 168.sch 4 def water allocations register amd 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1water authority means a water authority established under this Act.water bore means an artesian bore or a subartesian bore.water bore drilling activity means any of the following activities—

drilling, deepening, enlarging or casing a water bore or test hole;

removing, replacing, altering or repairing the lining or screen of a water bore or test hole;

removing, replacing, altering or repairing the casing of a water bore (other than a subartesian bore casing less than 1.2m below the surface) or test hole;

decommissioning a water bore or test hole.

sch 4 def water bore drilling activity ins 2023 No. 24 s 34(2)watercourse see section 5.sch 4 def watercourse amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (13); 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2010 No. 12 s 248 (1)–(2)watercourse identification map see section 5AA.sch 4 def watercourse identification map ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water efficiency management plan...sch 4 def water efficiency management plan ins 2006 No. 59 s 84

amd 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)water entitlement means a water allocation, interim water allocation or water licence.water entitlement notice see section 70.sch 4 def water entitlement notice ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water grid manager...sch 4 def water grid manager ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 102 sch pt 2water in a watercourse or lake includes water collected in a dam across the watercourse or lake.sch 4 def water in a watercourse or lake ins 2003 No. 25 s 147 (1)water infrastructure means works operated by the State or the holder of an interim resource operations licence, resource operations licence or other authorisation that is relevant to the management of water entitlements.water infrastructure owner, for a provision about a licence or a proposed licence, means the owner of the water infrastructure to which the licence or proposed licence applies or will apply.sch 4 def water infrastructure owner ins 2013 No. 23 s 289 (2)water level, of an aquifer, for chapter 3, see section 362.sch 4 def water level ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)water licence means a licence granted under chapter 2, part 3, division 2.sch 4 def water licence amd 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1water management area means—

an area of the State declared under a regulation to be a water management area; or

an area identified in a water plan or a water management protocol as a water management area.

sch 4 def water management area ins 2005 No. 19 s 173

amd 2014 No. 64 s 202 (21)water management protocol see section 67.sch 4 def water management protocol ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water monitoring authority means a water monitoring authority granted under the Mineral Resources Act, the Petroleum Act 1923 or the Petroleum and Gas Act.sch 4 def water monitoring authority ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)water monitoring bore see section 362.sch 4 def water monitoring bore ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

sub 2013 No. 23 s 289 (1)–(2)water monitoring strategy means a water monitoring strategy that complies with section 378.sch 4 def water monitoring strategy ins 2010 No. 53 s 206 (2)water permit means a permit granted under chapter 2, part 3, division 3.sch 4 def water permit amd 2018 No. 24 s 282 sch 1water plan see section 41.sch 4 def water plan ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water planning instrument means a water plan, water management protocol or moratorium notice.sch 4 def water planning instrument ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water plan outcomes see section 43(1)(b).sch 4 def water plan outcomes ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water quality issue, for chapter 2, part 3, division 5A, see section 203A(2).sch 4 def water quality issue ins 2018 No. 24 s 281 (2)water resource plan...sch 4 def water resource plan om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)water restriction...sch 4 def water restriction om 2006 No. 23 s 22 (1)water security includes the reliability of water supply.sch 4 def water security ins 2006 No. 23 s 22

sub 2011 No. 33 s 33; 2012 No. 29 s 19water security program means a program that complies with section 353.sch 4 def water security program ins 2012 No. 39 s 78 (2)water service means—

water harvesting or collection, including, for example, water storages, groundwater extraction or replenishment and river water extraction; or

the transmission of water; or

the reticulation of water; or

drainage, other than stormwater drainage; or

water treatment or recycling.

sch 4 def water service amd 2001 No. 75 s 116 (14); 2005 No. 19 s 173

sub 2008 No. 34 s 747 (1)–(2)water service declaration...sch 4 def water service declaration ins 2008 No. 34 s 747

om 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)water service provider means a person registered under the Water Supply Act, chapter 2, part 3 as a service provider for a water service.sch 4 def water service provider sub 2006 No. 23 s 22 (1)–

amd 2007 No. 57 s 104 (3); 2008 No. 34 s 747

sub 2012 No. 39 s 78 (1)–(2)water sharing rules means—

for a water entitlement, or other authorisation to take water under this Act, managed under a water management protocol—the water sharing rules that apply to the water entitlement or other authorisation that are included in the protocol; or

for a water entitlement or other authorisation to take water under this Act, managed under a resource operations licence—the water sharing rules included in the licence or operations manual under the licence; or

for a water licence, or other authorisation to take water under this Act, not managed under a water management protocol or resource operations licence—the water sharing rules that apply to the water licence or other authorisation that are prescribed by regulation.

sch 4 def water sharing rules sub 2001 No. 75 s 116 (1)–(2); 2005 No. 19 s 173 (1)–(2); 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–

amd 2019 No. 17 s 339(4)–(5)Water Supply Act means the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008.sch 4 def Water Supply Act ins 2008 No. 34 s 747 (2)water supply emergency see section 25A.sch 4 def water supply emergency ins 2005 No. 56 s 17 (1)water supply emergency declaration means a declaration made under section 25B.sch 4 def water supply emergency declaration ins 2005 No. 56 s 17 (1)water supply emergency regulation see section 25F.sch 4 def water supply emergency regulation ins 2005 No. 56 s 17 (1)water supply emergency response see section 25C.sch 4 def water supply emergency response ins 2005 No. 56 s 17 (1)water supply scheme means a water supply scheme for which a resource operations licence or interim resource operations licence has been issued.sch 4 def water supply scheme ins 2003 No. 25 s 147

sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)water supply works means water infrastructure or other works for the supply of water or the storage, distribution or treatment of water.sch 4 def water supply works ins 2006 No. 23 s 22 (2)water use plan see section 58.sch 4 def water use plan ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)water year, for a water management protocol, resource operations licence, operations manual, interim resource operations licence or water licence, means—

the accounting period prescribed by regulation for the protocol, licence or manual; or

until a period is prescribed under paragraph (a)—the accounting period stated in the protocol, licence or manual for taking water under the protocol, licence or manual.

sch 4 def water year sub 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)–(2)Webbe-Weller review means the document dated March 2009 and called ‘Brokering balance: A public interest map for Queensland Government bodies—An independent review of Queensland Government boards, committees and statutory authorities—Part B report’.

Editor’s note—A copy of the report is available for inspection at www.premiers.qld.gov.au/publications/categories/reviews/boards-committees/part-b-report.aspx.sch 4 def Webbe-Weller review ins 2010 No. 20 s 118 (2)weir means a barrier constructed across a watercourse below the outer banks of the watercourse that hinders or obstructs the flow of water in the watercourse.sch 4 def weir amd 2010 No. 12 s 248 (3)Wenlock Basin, for chapter 8, part 3C, division 1, see section 992G.sch 4 def Wenlock Basin ins 2014 No. 64 s 202 (2)Wenlock Basin wild river area...sch 4 def Wenlock Basin wild river area ins 2010 No. 52 s 55om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)Wenlock Basin Wild River Declaration...sch 4 def Wenlock Basin Wild River Declaration ins 2010 No. 52 s 55om 2014 No. 64 s 202 (1)wild river area...sch 4 def wild river area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1amd 2006 No. 59 s 85 schom 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)wild river declaration...sch 4 def wild river declaration ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1amd 2006 No. 59 s 85 schom 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)wild river floodplain management area...sch 4 def wild river floodplain management area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)wild river high preservation area...sch 4 def wild river high preservation area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)wild river preservation area...sch 4 def wild river preservation area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)wild river special floodplain management area...sch 4 def wild river special floodplain management area ins 2010 No. 53 s 206

om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)wild river subartesian management area...sch 4 def wild river subartesian management area ins 2005 No. 42 s 52 sch 1om 2014 No. 40 s 149 (1)work performance arrangement means an arrangement under which an employee of a government entity performs work for another government entity.sch 4 def work performance arrangement ins 2007 No. 20 s 116works means—

operations of any kind and all things constructed, erected or installed for the purposes of this Act; and

any land used for the operations.

sch 4 amd 2016 No. 60 s 9