Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Act 2012 (Cth)

Water Amendment (Long‑term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Act 2012

No. 157, 2012

An Act to amend the Water Act 2007 in relation to long‑term average sustainable diversion limits, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s) Schedule 1—Amendments Water Act 2007

Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Act 2012 No. 157, 2012

An Act to amend the Water Act 2007 in relation to long‑term average sustainable diversion limits, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 November 2012]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Amendment (Long‑term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Act 2012.

2 Commencement This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s) Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Water Act 2007

1 Subsection 4(1) Insert: Basin reference limit has the meaning given by subsection 23A(5).

2 Subsection 4(1) Insert: proposed Basin limit has the meaning given by subsection 23A(5).

3 Subsection 4(1) Insert: proposed plan area limit has the meaning given by subsection 23A(5).

4 Subsection 4(1) Insert: reference time has the meaning given by subsection 23A(5).

5 Subsection 4(1) Insert: total Basin adjustment percentage has the meaning given by subsections 23A(5) and (6).

6 Subsection 22(1) (cell at table item 6, column headed "Specific requirements") Repeal the cell, substitute:

The limit must comply with section 23. Sections 23A and 23B deal with adjustments to the limit. Section 75 requires particular matters to be specified in the Basin Plan if a long‑term average sustainable diversion limit for the water resources, or a particular part of the water resources, of a water resource plan area is reduced.