Water (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Water (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2022.

3Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Water Regulation 2016.

4Amendment of s 133 (Charges for water allocated, supplied or taken)

Section 133(2) and (3)—
omit.

5Replacement of sch 12 (Fees)

Schedule 12—
omit, insert—

Schedule 12 Fees

sections 58(3), 63(b), 130 and 131(1)

		Fee units
1	Application for a seasonal water assignment (s 58(3)(b))—
	(a)  for a water allocation	184.00
	(b)  for a seasonal water assignment notice	184.00
2	Application for a water allocation dealing (s 63(b))	137.90
3	Application for a water licence (Act, s 110(b))	137.90
4	Application for a dealing with a water licence to renew the licence (Act, s 122(1)(b))	nil
5	Application for a dealing with a water licence to relocate the licence (Act, s 122(1)(b))	405.10
6	Application for a dealing with a water licence for a seasonal water assignment notice for a seasonal water assignment (Act, s 122(1)(b))	184.00
7	Application for 1 or more other dealings with a water licence (Act, s 122(1)(b))	137.90
8	Water licence fee—for each year (s 131(1))	86.80
9	Application for an operations licence (Act, s 206(2)(d))	137.90
10	Application for an allocation of quarry material (Act, s 227(2)(c))—for each 6-month period, or part of a 6-month period, the allocation notice has effect	189.10
11	Application to renew an allocation notice (Act, s 236(2)(b))—for each 6-month period, or part of a 6-month period, the renewed allocation notice has effect	189.10
12	Application for a water bore driller’s licence (Act, s 981(2)(e))—
	(a)  if the applicant relies on section 124(2)(c)(iii) or (iv)	1,116.00
	(b)  if the applicant relies on section 125(2)(c)(iii) or (iv)	1,630.00
	(c)  if the applicant relies on section 126(2)(c)(iii) or (iv)	1,974.00
	(d)  if paragraphs (a) to (c) do not apply	621.00
13	Application to amend a water bore driller’s licence under section 983B of the Act (Act, s 981(2)(e))	184.00
14	Application to renew a water bore driller’s licence (Act, s 983F(2)(c))	597.00
15	Application to reinstate an expired water bore driller’s licence (Act, s 983G(2)(b))	621.00
16	Purchase a copy of a document available for inspection under section 1009(1) of the Act (Act, s 1009(3))—
	(a)  if the copy is generated at an office of the department	18.65
	(b)  if the copy is generated electronically	14.90
17	Certifying a copy of a document available for inspection under section 1009(1) of the Act	38.15
18	Investigative search, by the chief executive, of the department’s water entitlement database (not including providing copies of documents)—
	(a)  if no additional computer programming time is required—for each hour or part of an hour	76.85
	(b)  if additional computer programming time is required—for each hour or part of an hour	189.80
19	Copy of a report on an entry in the department’s water entitlement database	9.15
20	Testing a meter—for each hour	80.10
21	Reading a meter—
	(a)  for 1 meter	89.10
	(b)  for each additional meter on the same or an adjacent property	17.50

6Amendment of sch 13 (Fees for continuing interim water allocations)

Schedule 13, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

7Replacement of sch 14 (Water charges)

Schedule 14—
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Schedule 14 Water charges

section 133

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Water management area	Date water year ends	Water charges
Barker–Barambah Creeks water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Border Rivers water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Bowen–Broken Rivers water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Boyne and Stuart Rivers water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Central Lockyer water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Dawson Valley water management area	30 September	Water harvesting from zone Dawson B to M as identified in the Fitzroy Basin water management protocol—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Dumaresq River water management area	30 June	Water from a watercourse flowing from Glenlyon Dam— (a)  part A—12.20 fee units (b)  part B—14.95 fee units
Fitzroy water management area	30 June	Water harvesting from zone Fitzroy A as identified in the Fitzroy Basin water management protocol—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Logan River water management area	30 June	Water harvesting from Burnett Creek or Logan River—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Lower Balonne water management area	30 June	Water harvesting— (a)  from a supplemented section of the Thuraggi watercourse or Thuraggi diversion channel—4.90 fee units for each megalitre (b)  from Beardmore Dam or from any watercourse downstream of Beardmore Dam to the Queensland/New South Wales border—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Lower Burnett and Kolan Rivers water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Lower Lockyer water management area	30 April	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Macintyre Brook water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Nogoa Mackenzie water management area	30 June	Water harvesting from Lake Maraboon or Nogoa River or Mackenzie River to the junction with Springton Creek—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Pioneer River water management area	30 June	Water harvesting from zones Cattle 01, Cattle 02, Pioneer 01, Pioneer 02, Pioneer 03, Pioneer 04 or Silver/McGregor 01 under the Water Plan (Pioneer Valley) 2002 as having effect under section 1259(2)(e) of the Act—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Three Moon Creek water management area	30 June	Water harvesting—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Upper Burnett and Nogo Rivers water management area	30 June	Water harvesting from Nogo River or Burnett River—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Upper Condamine water management area	30 June	Water harvesting from zones UCU-03 (excluding the ponded area of Leslie Dam), UCU-04, UCU-05, UCU-06, UCU-07, UCU-08, UCU-09 or UCU-11 identified in the Condamine and Balonne water management protocol—4.90 fee units for each megalitre
Warrill Valley water management area	30 June	Water harvesting— (a)  from Reynolds Creek, Warrill Creek from its junction with Reynolds Creek or Bremer River from the junction of Warrill Creek downstream to Berry’s Lagoon—4.90 fee units for each megalitre (b)  from Black Gully, Kent’s Lagoon, Normanby Gully, West Branch, Waroolaba Creek or the Upper Warrill systems—4.90 fee units for each megalitre

8Amendment of sch 15 (Royalties)

Schedule 15, ‘$’—
omit, insert—

Fee units

9Replacement of sch 16 (Drainage rates)

Schedule 16—
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Schedule 16 Drainage rates

section 136

Drainage area	Drainage rate
Burdekin River drainage area, shown on AP4064	29.75 fee units for each hectare of land