Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

WATER ACT 2007 - SECT 71

  (1)   A Basin State must, within 4 months after the end of a water accounting period for a water resource plan area in the Basin State give the Authority a written report that sets out the following:

  (a)   the quantity of water available from the water resources of the water resource plan area during that water accounting period;

  (b)   the quantity of water permitted to be taken from the water resources of the water resource plan area during the water accounting period;

  (c)   the quantity of water actually taken from the water resources of the water resource plan area during the water accounting period;

  (d)   details of the water allocations made in relation to the water resources of that area in relation to that water accounting period;

  (e)   details of any other decisions made by, or under the law of, the Basin State, that permit the taking of water from the water resources of that area during that water accounting period;

  (f)   details of the trading or transfer of tradeable water rights in relation to the water resources of that area during that water accounting period:

  (i)   within the area; and

  (ii)   into the area; and

  (iii)   from the area;

  (g)   an assessment of compliance with any long - term annual diversion limit for the water resources of the area, or for a particular part of those water resources, in accordance with the method specified in the Basin Plan;

  (h)   if there has been non - compliance with any long - term annual diversion limit for the water resources of the area, or for a particular part of those water resources--a proposed set of actions (an action plan ) that the Basin State proposes to take to ensure that the limit is complied with in the future;

  (i)   details of progress during the water accounting period in taking the proposed set of actions specified in an action plan under paragraph   (h) relating to the water accounting period.

Note 1:   The surface water of the Googong Dam Area is to be treated as if it were located in the Australian Capital Territory (see section   63A).

Note 2:   A Basin State must also provide information, in writing, to the Inspector - General about some of the matters referred to in this subsection   (see the Basin Plan).

  (1A)   The Basin Plan may specify the requirements for an action plan under paragraph   (1)(h), and an action plan must be in accordance with the specified requirements.

  (1B)   The Basin Plan may specify the details that must be provided under paragraph   (1)(i) in relation to progress during a water accounting period in taking the proposed set of actions in an action plan, and details in the report must be in accordance with the requirements specified in the Basin Plan.

  (1C)   If, after the commencement of this subsection, a one - off adjustment is to be made, as required by section   6.08D of the Basin Plan, to the cumulative balance for any surface water SDL resource unit for one or more relevant water accounting periods, a report under subsection   (1) must also include the following information:

  (a)   the information mentioned in paragraphs   (1)(b) and (c) in relation to each of the relevant water accounting periods;

  (b)   any other information necessary to make the one - off adjustment.

  (1D)   The information required by subsection   (1C) must be given to the Authority:

  (a)   if the register of take for the surface water SDL resource unit has already commenced as at the commencement of this subsection--in the first report given to the Authority under subsection   (1) after the commencement of this subsection; or

  (b)   if the register of take for the surface water SDL resource unit has not already commenced as at the commencement of this subsection--in the first report given to the Authority under subsection   (1) after the end of the water accounting period in which the register of take commences.

  (1E)   Expressions used in subsections   (1C) and (1D) have the same meanings as they have in the Basin Plan.

  (2)   The Authority may, in writing, extend the period within which the report must be given to the Authority.

  (3)   The Authority must give a copy of each report received under subsection   (1) to the Inspector - General as soon as practicable after the Authority receives it.