Water (Local Management Arrangements) Amendment Bill 2016 (Qld)

An Act to amend the Water Act 2000 for particular purposes The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Water (Local Management Arrangements) Amendment Act 2017 .

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

3 Act amended This Act amends the Water Act 2000 .

4 Insertion of new ch 4A After section 717— insert—

Chapter 4A Declared channel schemes

Part 1 Preliminary

718 Definitions for chapter In this chapter— acquisition Act means the Acquisition of Land Act 1967 or another Act providing for the compulsory acquisition of land. declared channel scheme see section 720. declared project see section 719. employee register, for a declared channel scheme, see section 737. irrigation entity see section 721. project direction see section 724(1). transferable employee see section 738. transfer day, for a declared channel scheme, means the day declared as the transfer day for the scheme under section 722. transfer notice see section 723(1).

719 What is a declared project (1) Each of the following is a declared project— (a) the transfer of the businesses, assets and liabilities of SunWater in relation to a declared channel scheme to an irrigation entity; (b) the divestment from the State of an irrigation entity. (2) The Minister may, by gazette notice, declare a thing to be part of a declared project for this chapter if the Minister is satisfied it is appropriate to include the thing as part of a transfer or divestment or otherwise necessary to do so for the proper completion of the declared project.