Water Market Rules 2009 (Cth)

Water Market Rules 2009

as amended

made under section 97 of the

Water Act 2007

This compilation was prepared on 14 March 2013 taking into account amendments up to the Water Market Amendment Rules 2012

Prepared by the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Canberra

Contents

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Rules 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 4 Transitional provision for application of these Rules

Part 2 Facilitation of transformation

5 Irrigation infrastructure operators to inform irrigators of the making of these Rules 6 Irrigation infrastructure operator to establish procedures for transformation

Part 3 Irrigation right

7 Irrigation infrastructure operator to provide details of irrigation right

Part 4 Water delivery rights

8 Contractual terms and conditions of water delivery rights 9 Continuation of water delivery services 10 Security may be required for payment of fees or charges for delivery of water

Part 5 Applications relating to transformation of irrigation rights

11 Application for transformation where water access entitlement is to be held by applicant 12 Application for transformation where water access entitlement is to be held by person other than the operator or the applicant 13 Fees 14 Irrigation infrastructure operator to process applications efficiently

Part 6 General

15 Operator to notify ACCC if unable to meet timelines or approve an application for transformation 16 Irrigation infrastructure operators to facilitate transformation arrangements 17 Irrigation infrastructure operator not to prevent or delay trading of water access entitlement 18 Irrigation infrastructure operators not to take security except in accordance with these Rules 19 Water delivery right not to be terminated by reason only of application for transformation 20 Contractual arrangements between irrigation infrastructure operators and holders of irrigation rights or water access entitlements 21 Irrigation infrastructure operators to notify irrigators of relevant changes to constitution, contracts etc