Water Management (Murray River Traffic) Regulation 2023 (2023-479) (NSW)

Water Management (Murray River Traffic) Regulation 2023

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of regulation This regulation is the Water Management (Murray River Traffic) Regulation 2023.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This regulation repeals and replaces the Water Management (River Murray Traffic) Regulation 2016, which would otherwise be repealed on 1 September 2023 by the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989, section 10(2).

3 Definitions In this regulation— lock means Lock Number 7, 8, 9, 10 or 15, and includes the chamber of the lock. lock-keeper, in relation to a lock, means the person in charge of the lock and appointed by a relevant Authority. master means— (a) in relation to a vessel—the person in charge of the vessel, or (b) in relation to a vessel being towed by another vessel—the person in charge of the towing vessel. navigable pass, in relation to a weir, means the part of the weir that can be lowered during a period of high water flow, to render the chamber of the lock located at the weir inoperable. relevant Authority means— (a) Water NSW, or (b) the South Australian Water Corporation, or (c) the Goulburn-Murray Rural Water Corporation of Victoria. the Act means the Water Management Act 2000. vessel means a type of ship, boat or marine craft that floats, hovers or is submersible.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this regulation.

4 Application This regulation applies to the following works— (a) Edward River Offtake, (b) Hume Dam, (c) Koondrook-Perricoota Flood Enhancement Works, (d) Lake Victoria Works, (e) Lock Number 7, 8, 9, 10 and 15, (f) Weir Number 11 (Mildura), (g) Yarrawonga Weir.