Queensland WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (BURNETT BASIN) BILL 2001 Queensland WATER INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (BURNETT BASIN) BILL 2001 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title... eee ene 4 2 Definitions... ... 0.66. ee 4 3 Act binds all persons... 2.6.0... 4 PART 2—THE PROJECT, PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND EIS 4 Meaning of "the project". 2... eee eee eee ee 4 5 Meaning of "principal component"... ......... 06. e eee eee eee 5 6 Principal component a significant project............. 000 cece eee ee 5 7 Proponent must prepare an EIS for the principal component............ 5 8 Terms of reference for the EIS .......... 2.0000 c eee eee eee ee eee 5 PART 3—ACCESS FOR INVESTIGATIONS 9 Application of pt 3.0.0.0... 0.66 cece cece ete en ee eee 6 10 Relationship with State Development and Public Works Organisation Act OTL eee eet eee e eens 6 11 EXPUY 2006 een ete e ent eeee 6 SCHEDULE .....................4.. 7 DICTIONARY A BILL FOR An Act to facilitate investigations into the feasibility of developing water infrastructure in the Burnett Basin s1 4 s4 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Bill 2001 The Parliament of Queensland enacts— PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Act 2001. 2 Definitions The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used in this Act. 3 Act binds all persons This Act binds all persons, including the State, and, in so far as the legislative power of the State permits, the Commonwealth and the other States. PART 2—THE PROJECT, PRINCIPAL COMPONENT AND EIS 4 Meaning of "the project" "The project" is the investigation into the feasibility of carrying out the following works— (a) the principal component; (b) upgrading the existing Jones weir; (c) new weirs at Barlil and Eidsvold. 11 13 16 18 s5 5 s8 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Bill 2001 5 Meaning of "principal component" The "principal component" is significant new and upgraded water storage and distribution infrastructure for cane irrigation in the Burnett Basin. 6 'Principal component a significant project The principal component is a significant project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, section 29B. 7 Proponent must prepare an EIS for the principal component The proponent is, for the principal component, the proponent required to prepare an EIS under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971. 8 Terms of reference for the EIS (1) The aspects of the B2K terms of reference that deal with the principal component are— (a) the terms of reference for the EIS to be prepared by the proponent under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 for the principal component; and (b) taken to no longer be part of the B2K terms of reference. (2) The State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, sections 29E and 29F— (a) were complied with in preparing the B2K terms of reference; and (b) do not apply for the principal component. BRWN No 11 14 1620 22 s9 6 sll Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Bill 2001 PART 3—ACCESS FOR INVESTIGATIONS 9 Application of pt 3 This part applies only to an application by the proponent under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, section 91C, in relation to the project. 10 Relationship with State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (1) Entry to land by the proponent for investigations in relation to the application is taken to be entry under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, part 6, division 6. (2) The State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, section 91C(1) and (3), and any guidelines relating to the subsections, do not apply to the application.! PART 4—GENERAL PROVISIONS 11 Expiry This Act expires on 31 December 2004. 1 For guidelines, see the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, section 121A. ABW N Nelo aaa mon 1216 Water Infrastructure Development (Burnett Basin) Bill 2001 SCHEDULE DICTIONARY section 2 "B2K terms of reference" means the terms of reference for an EIS for the Bundaberg 2000+ Project finalised by the Coordinator-General in May 2000 and publicly released in June 2000.2 "EIS" means an environmental impact statement. "principal component" see section 5. "proponent" means a company— (a) all the shares in which are wholly owned by the State; and (b) registered under the Corporations Law. "the project" see section 4. © State of Queensland 2001 2 Copies of the B2K terms of reference are available from the department at Level 3, Executive Building, 100 George Street, Brisbane or on the internet at www.sd.qld.gov.au/invest/majorprojects/projectinfo/ias/bundaberg/ tor_bundaberg.pdf Oo ON ANA