Water Act 2000 Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin) 2006 Part 1 Preliminary 1 Short title This water plan may be cited as the Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin) 2006 . s 1 sub 2014 Act No. 64 s 250 2 Purposes of plan The following are the purposes of this plan—

(a) to define the availability of water in the plan area;

(b) to provide a framework for sustainably managing water and the taking of water;

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 6 defines particular words used in this plan. Part 2 Plan area and water to which plan applies 4 Plan area This plan applies to the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1. 5 Management areas and management units (1) Each management area mentioned in this plan is shown on the map in schedule 2. (2) Each management area mentioned in schedule 4, column 1, is divided into the management units mentioned, for the management area, in schedule 4, column 2. (3) Each management unit comprises the aquifers mentioned, for the management unit, in schedule 4, column 3. 6 Maps held in digital electronic form (1) The exact location of the boundaries on maps shown in schedules 1, 2 and 3 is held in digital electronic form by the department. (2) The information held in digital electronic form can be reduced or enlarged to show the details of each boundary. 7 Water to which plan applies This plan applies to the following water in or from management units in the plan area—

(a) underground water;

(b) water in springs.

s 7 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 Part 3 Outcomes for sustainable management of water 8 Outcomes, including ecological outcomes, for the plan area Water is to be allocated and managed in a way that seeks to achieve a balance in the following outcomes—

(a) to protect the flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses that support significant cultural and environmental values;

(b) to provide for the continued use of all water entitlements and other authorisations to take or interfere with water;

(d) to ensure a reliable supply of water from the plan area;

(e) to make water available for new users.

Part 4 Strategies for achieving outcomes Division 1 Preliminary 9 Strategies (1) This part states the strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3. (2) The strategies—

(a) form part of a broad framework for the management of natural resources; and

(b) complement other activities for advancing the sustainable management of water including the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative.

10 Decisions about taking water (1) The chief executive must not make a decision, about the allocation or management of water in the plan area, that would increase the average volume of water that may be taken in the plan area. (2) A decision mentioned in subsection (1) includes a decision about an application for a water licence, made but not decided before the commencement of this plan. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a decision—

(a) about a water permit; or

(b) about a water licence for taking or interfering with water only for stock or domestic purposes; or

(c) to grant a water licence for the purpose of ‘stock intensive’ to replace a water licence for stock purposes, for a cattle feedlot of not more than 49 standard cattle units, in existence immediately before 1 March 1998; or

(d) about a water licence for associated water under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 ; or

(e) about reinstating or replacing an expired water licence; or

(ea) to grant a water licence to the Toowoomba Regional Council of up to 2000ML for town water supply; or

(f) to grant a water licence under section 15 (b); or

(g) to grant a water licence under section 33; or

(h) about unallocated water, made under division 4; or

(i) about water sharing rules; or

(j) required to be made under the resource operations plan.

s 10 amd 2014 SL No. 142 s 101; 2014 Act No. 64 s 251 Division 2 General strategies 11 Limitation on taking or interfering with water—Act, s 101 (1) In a management area other than Eastern Downs, Mulgildie or Clarence Moreton, a person may not take or interfere with underground water other than—

(a) for domestic purposes; or

(b) under a water entitlement or other authorisation held before the commencement of this plan; or

(2) In the Eastern Downs, Mulgildie and Clarence Moreton management areas, a person may not take or interfere with underground water other than—

(a) for stock or domestic purposes; or

(b) under a water entitlement or other authorisation held before the commencement of this plan; or

s 11 amd 2013 Act No. 23 s 352 sch 1 pt 2 sub 2014 Act No. 64 s 252 12 Protection of springs A water licence granted for taking water in the plan area must be consistent with the criteria for the protection of the flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses stated in the resource operations plan. Division 3 Clarence Moreton management area div hdg sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 102 13 Continued taking of water in Mulgildie management area authorised s 13 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 103 14 Continued taking of water in Clarence Moreton management area authorised (1) An owner of an existing water bore in the Clarence Moreton management area other than the Gatton–Esk Road implementation area who, on the commencement of this plan, is using the bore to take underground water may continue to use the bore to take water. (2) A person who, on the commencement, is taking underground water in the Clarence Moreton management area to prevent the water entering a mine may continue to take water. s 14 amd 2014 SL No. 142 s 104; 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 15 Granting water licences The chief executive may, under section 212 of the Act—

(a) grant a water licence to take underground water to a person authorised under section 14 to continue taking water; or

(b) grant a water licence to take underground water, for a groundwater-dependent activity, to an owner of land in the Clarence Moreton management area who, in the approved form, satisfies the chief executive that, on 18 August 2005, the owner had—

(i) a water bore that allowed taking underground water; and

(ii) a commitment to a groundwater-dependent activity.

s 15 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 105 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 Division 4 General and State reserves Subdivision 1 Preliminary 16 Unallocated water held as general or State reserve Unallocated water is held as a general or State reserve and dealt with under this division. 17 Granting unallocated water Unallocated water may be granted from the general or State reserve under a process in the resource operations plan. 18 Matters chief executive must consider (1) In dealing with unallocated water, the chief executive must consider—

(a) the need for, and efficiency of, current and proposed uses of water, including—

(i) the extent to which water is being taken under current authorisations in the plan area; and

(ii) emerging requirements in the plan area for additional water and the likely timeframe in which the additional water will be required; and

(iii) alternative water sources including, for example, recycled water and water savings from improvements in the efficiency of water use; and

(b) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is required; and

(i) the flow of water to springs or baseflow to watercourses; and

(ii) groundwater pressure; and

(iii) groundwater levels; and

(d) the impact the proposed taking of, or interfering with, the water may have on existing water entitlements and other authorities to take or interfere with water.

(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. s 18 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 19 Decisions about granting unallocated water for particular purposes In making a decision about granting unallocated water for a purpose mentioned in section 25 (1), the chief executive—

(a) must consider whether unallocated water is available to be granted from the State reserve for the purpose; and

(b) if unallocated water is available—may require the person wishing to be granted the water to lodge an application for unallocated water from the State reserve.

20 Granting water from general or State reserve (1) The chief executive may require an applicant for water from the general or State reserve to—

(a) investigate the likely impact the proposed taking of water may have on groundwater pressure or groundwater levels; and

(b) include the results of the investigation with the application.

(2) If the chief executive grants a water licence for water from the general or State reserve, the chief executive may impose conditions on the licence requiring the holder of the licence to—

(a) provide and maintain access to alternative water supplies for other persons, authorised under the Act to take water, who would be significantly adversely affected by the granting of the licence; and

(b) carry out and report on a stated monitoring program.

s 20 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 Subdivision 2 General reserve 21 Application of sdiv 2 This subdivision applies to unallocated water that is held as a general reserve. 22 Limitation on volume of unallocated water granted (1) The total of the volumetric limits, for water licences for water granted from the general reserve in a management area mentioned in schedule 5, column 1, is stated opposite the management area in schedule 5, column 2. (2) In granting water from a management area mentioned in schedule 5, column 1, the chief executive must, as far as is practicable, grant the water—

(a) from the management units mentioned in schedule 5, column 3 opposite the management area; and

(b) for each management unit, in the volume mentioned opposite the management unit in schedule 5, column 4.

23 Limitation on use of unallocated water granted A water licence for water granted under this subdivision for irrigation in the plan area of the Water Resource (Cooper Creek) Plan 2000 may allow irrigating only—

(a) an area of not more than 10ha of crops for feeding stock; or

(b) an area of not more than 2ha of horticultural crops.

Subdivision 3 State reserve 24 Application of sdiv 3 This subdivision applies to unallocated water that is held as a State reserve. 25 Limitation on purpose for granting unallocated water (1) Unallocated water may be granted from the State reserve only for the following purposes—

(a) a project of State significance;

(b) a project of regional significance;

(2) Water granted for a project is granted only for the life of the project and the right to take the water returns to the State on the conclusion of the project. Division 5 Granting water from State reserve div hdg sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 106 25A Projects of regional significance The chief executive may consider a particular project to be a project of regional significance for the plan area only if the chief executive considers the project is significant for a region in the plan area having regard to the following—

(a) the outcomes stated in part 3;

(b) the economic or social impact the project will have on the region;

(d) any other relevant consideration.

s 25A ins 2014 Act No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 5 26 Limitation of volume of unallocated water granted The volumetric limits, for water licences for water granted from the State reserve is—

(a) for the Cape management area—a total of 9800ML; and

(b) for all other management areas—a combined total of 10,000ML for all the areas.

s 26 sub 2014 Act No. 64 s 253 27 Details of water licences in resource operations plan s 27 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 107 28 Water licences for town water supply purposes s 28 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 107 29 Granting water from general reserve s 29 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 107 30 Granting water from State reserve The resource operations plan may state the management areas and management units in which water may be granted from the State reserve. 31 Criteria for protection of flow of water to springs and baseflow to watercourses s 31 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 108 Division 6 Miscellaneous provisions 32 Consultation with other States (1) Subsection (2) applies if—

(a) the chief executive proposes to make a decision about the grant or amendment of a water licence; and

(b) the decision could have an adverse impact on groundwater pressure or groundwater levels at the border of Queensland and another State.

(2) The chief executive must consult with the other State before making the decision. s 32 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 33 Water licence to replace particular authority to take water—Act, s 212 (1) The chief executive may, under section 212 of the Act, grant a water licence to take or continue to take water that could have been taken under an authority under the Act or the repealed Act, in existence on 19 February 2005. (2) In this section— authority under the Act or the repealed Act includes correspondence from the department recording the chief executive’s intention to grant a water licence allowing the taking of water. 34 Amendment of water licences to state volumetric limit (1) This section applies to a water licence to take water in the plan area that does not state a maximum volume of water that may be taken under the licence. (2) The chief executive must, during the period this plan is in force, amend the licence, under section 217 of the Act, to state a volumetric limit. (3) In deciding the volumetric limit, the chief executive must have regard to the following—

(a) the conditions of the licence;

(b) the efficiency of the current use of water having regard to industry best practice in efficient water use;

(i) the flow of water to springs or baseflow to watercourses; and

(ii) groundwater pressure; and

(iii) groundwater levels;

(d) the sustainable management of water in the management unit to which the licence relates;

(e) the impact the taking is having on existing water entitlements and other authorities to take or interfere with water;

(f) the availability of an alternative water supply for the purpose for which the water is being taken.

(4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (5) A water licence, in not stating a maximum volume of water that may be taken, is not inconsistent with this plan if the licence is only—

(a) for stock or domestic purposes; or

(b) to lower water levels to prevent water entering a mine; or

s 34 amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 35 Relationship with Sustainable Planning Act 2009 s 35 amd 2009 SL No. 280 s 178; 2014 Act No. 29 s 150 om 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 36 Measuring devices s 36 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 109 Part 5 Monitoring and reporting requirements pt hdg sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 37 Monitoring and reporting requirements (1) To help the Minister assess the effectiveness of the management strategies for achieving the outcomes mentioned in part 3, the resource operations plan must state—

(a) the monitoring requirements for water and natural ecosystems for this plan; and

(b) the reporting requirements for this plan for operators of infrastructure interfering with water in the plan area.

(2) Also, monitoring requirements for this plan are to—

(a) monitor the flow of water from management units supplying water to springs in the plan area; and

(b) monitor baseflow to watercourses in the plan area.

(3) The monitoring and reporting requirements are to be achieved by—

(a) monitoring programs administered by relevant State agencies; and

(b) if a water licence requires the holder of the licence to carry out a monitoring program—the program carried out by the holder.

(4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the monitoring requirements the chief executive may impose for this plan. s 37 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 38 Minister’s report on plan—Act, s 53 s 38 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 om 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 39 Review of plan s 39 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 110 40 Implementation schedule s 40 om 2014 SL No. 142 s 111 Part 6 Implementing and amending this plan 41 Stated amendment of plan—Act, s 56 (4) An amendment to vary the volume of water that may be granted from the general or State reserve may be made to this plan under section 56 (4) of the Act. 42 Minor or stated amendments of plan—Act, 57(b) Minor amendments of the boundaries of management areas may be made to this plan under section 57 (b) of the Act. Schedule 1 Plan area section 4 Schedule 2 Management areas section 5 (1) Schedule 3 Gatton–Esk Road implementation area sch 6, definition Gatton–Esk Road implementation area Schedule 4 Management areas and management units section 5 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Management areas Management units Aquifers Barcaldine East Barcaldine East 1 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Barcaldine East 2 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Barcaldine East 3 Precipice Sandstone Barcaldine East 4 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Barcaldine North Barcaldine North 1 Wallumbilla Formation Barcaldine North 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Ronlow Beds Hutton Sandstone Barcaldine North 3 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Barcaldine South Barcaldine South 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Barcaldine South 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Barcaldine South 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Barcaldine South 4 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Barcaldine South 5 Precipice Sandstone Barcaldine South 6 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Barcaldine West Barcaldine West 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Barcaldine West 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Barcaldine West 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Barcaldine West 4 Hutton Sandstone Barcaldine West 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Cape Cape 1 Helby Beds Gilbert River Formation Garraway Beds Carpentaria Carpentaria 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Carpentaria 2 Gilbert River Formation Eulo Queen Group Carpentaria East Carpentaria East 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Carpentaria East 2 Gilbert River Formation Eulo Queen Group Central Central 1 Toolebuc Formation Ranmoor Member Jones Valley Member Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Central 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Central 3 Hooray Sandstone Murta Formation McKinlay Member Namur Sandstone Central 4 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Central 5 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Central 6 Poolowanna Formation Central 7 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Clarence Moreton Clarence Moreton 1 Walloon Coal Measures Clarence Moreton 2 Marburg Sandstone Clarence Moreton 3 Helidon Sandstone Eastern Downs Eastern Downs 1 Walloon Coal Measures Eastern Downs 2 Marburg Sandstone Eastern Downs 3 Helidon Sandstone Flinders Flinders 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Flinders 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Gilbert River Formation Flinders 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Flinders 4 Hutton Sandstone Flinders 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Flinders East Flinders East 1 Toolebuc Formation Wallumbilla Formation Flinders East 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Hooray Sandstone Gilbert River Formation Flinders East 3 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Eulo Queen Group Flinders East 4 Hutton Sandstone Ronlow Beds Flinders East 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Warang Sandstone Gulf Gulf 1 Wyaaba Beds Gulf 2 Bulimba Formation Gulf 3 Rolling Downs Group Gulf 4 Gilbert River Formation Gulf East Gulf East 1 Wyaaba Beds Gulf East 2 Bulimba Formation Gulf East 3 Rolling Downs Group Gulf East 4 Gilbert River Formation Laura Laura 1 Rolling Downs Group Laura 2 Gilbert River Formation Dalrymple Sandstone Mimosa Mimosa 1 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Mulgildie Mulgildie 1 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Mulgildie 2 Precipice Sandstone North-West North-West 1 Wallumbilla Formation North-West 2 Hooray Sandstone Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Injune Creek Group Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Longsight Sandstone Surat Surat 1 Surat Siltstone Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Surat 2 Wyandra Sandstone Member Bungil Formation Minmi Member Nullawart Sandstone Member Kingill Member Surat 3 Mooga Sandstone Surat 4 Oralla Formation Gubberamunda Sandstone Surat 5 Westbourne Formation Springbok Sandstone Birkhead Formation Walloon Coal Measures Eurombah Formation Surat 6 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Boxvale Sandstone Member Surat 7 Precipice Sandstone Surat 8 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Surat East Surat East 1 Kumbarilla Beds Surat East 2 Walloon Coal Measures Surat East 3 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Surat East 4 Precipice Formation Surat East 5 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Surat North Surat North 1 Westbourne Formation Springbok Sandstone Walloon Coal Measures Eurombah Formation Surat North 2 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Surat North 3 Precipice Formation Surat North 4 Moolayember Formation Clematis Sandstone Warrego East Warrego East 1 Toolebuc Formation Ranmoor Member Jones Valley Member Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Warrego East 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Warrego East 3 Hooray Sandstone Murta Formation McKinlay Member Namur Sandstone Warrego East 4 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Warrego East 5 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Warrego East 6 Precipice Sandstone Warrego East 7 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Warrego West Warrego West 1 Toolebuc Formation Ranmoor Member Jones Valley Member Coreena Member Doncaster Member Wallumbilla Formation Warrego West 2 Cadna-owie Formation Wyandra Sandstone Member Warrego West 3 Hooray Sandstone Murta Formation McKinlay Member Namur Sandstone Warrego West 4 Westbourne Formation Adori Sandstone Birkhead Formation Warrego West 5 Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Warrego West 6 Poolowanna Formation Warrego West 7 Moolayember Formation Warang Sandstone Clematis Sandstone Rewan Formation Western Western 1 Wallumbilla Formation Western 2 Algebuckina Sandstone Western Carlo Western Carlo 1 Algebuckina Sandstone

Schedule 5 General reserve section 22 Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Management area Volume Management unit Volume Barcaldine North 500ML Barcaldine North 2 500ML Barcaldine South 1500ML Barcaldine South 3 Barcaldine South 4 Barcaldine South 5 500ML 500ML 500ML Barcaldine West 3000ML Barcaldine West 2 Barcaldine West 3 Barcaldine West 4 Barcaldine West 5 500ML 1000ML 1000ML 500ML Cape 100ML Cape 1 100ML Carpentaria 400ML Carpentaria 1 Carpentaria 2 100ML 300ML Central 1000ML Central 3 1000ML Flinders 2000ML Flinders 3 Flinders 4 1000ML 1000ML Flinders East 100ML Flinders East 2 100ML Gulf 1100ML Gulf 2 Gulf 3 Gulf 4 100ML 500ML 500ML Laura 500ML Laura 2 500ML Mimosa 500ML Mimosa 1 500ML North West 500ML North West 2 500ML Surat 5000ML Surat 6 Surat 7 3000ML 2000ML Surat East 2000ML Surat East 3 Surat East 4 1000ML 1000ML Surat North 200ML Surat North 2 Surat North 3 100ML 100ML Warrego East 4000ML Warrego East 3 Warrego East 4 Warrego East 5 Warrego East 6 1000ML 1000ML 1000ML 1000ML Warrego West 1000ML Warrego West 3 1000ML

sch 5 sub 2014 SL No. 142 s 112 Schedule 6 Dictionary section 3 baseflow, to a watercourse, means the natural discharge of underground water into the watercourse. def baseflow amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 commitment, in relation to a groundwater-dependent activity, means—

(a) if a tree clearing permit is required under the Vegetation Management Act 1999 for the activity—a permit has been granted; and

(b) either—

(i) infrastructure for taking or distributing groundwater has been constructed; or

(ii) a financial commitment to the construction of the infrastructure has been made; or

(iii) local or State government requirements for carrying out the activity have been satisfied, for example, a development permit for the activity is held. Example of financial commitment— a loan has been granted for the activity on the basis that irrigation would be permitted

existing water bore—

1 Existing water bore means a water bore that—

(a) allows taking underground water; and

(b) was in existence on—

(i) for the Mulgildie management area—13 May 2005; or

(ii) for the part of the Clarence Moreton management area mentioned in the moratorium notice published on 24 March 2005—18 August 2005; or

(iii) for the remainder of the Clarence Moreton management area—on the commencement of this plan.

2 The term does not include a water bore that allows taking underground water only for stock or domestic purposes. Note— See section 20 (Authorised taking of water without water entitlement) of the Act.

def existing water bore amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 Gatton–Esk Road implementation area see schedule 3. Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative means the agreement between the State and the Commonwealth to subsidise the repair of uncontrolled bores and replace bore drains with piped distribution systems. groundwater-dependent activity means an activity that uses underground water, for example, growing a crop requiring irrigation, the commercial production of animals or a commercial or industrial enterprise. def groundwater-dependent activity amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 lot means—

(a) a lot under the Land Title Act 1994 ; or

(b) a separate, distinct parcel of land for which an interest is recorded in a register under the Land Act 1994 .

management area see section 5. management unit see section 5. plan area means the area shown as the plan area on the map in schedule 1. project of regional significance means a project the chief executive considers to be a project of regional significance under section 25A. def project of regional significance sub 2014 Act No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 5 project of state significance means a project declared under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 to be a coordinated project. def project of state significance amd 2014 Act No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 5 resource operations plan means the resource operations plan to implement this plan. Note— See the Act, section 1266. def resource operations plan amd 2016 SL No. 216 s 146 sch 20 this plan means this water resource plan. volumetric limit, for a water licence, has the same meaning as volumetric limit has in the Act, section 120B, for a water allocation. works replacing works means works that, in relation to the works being replaced, are a replacement bore within the meaning of the Code for Self-assessable Development of Replacement Bores. Note— A copy of the code is available on the department’s website.