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Water Regulations 2008
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Water Act 2007
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F2008L02170
24 June 2008
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08 October 2008
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1.01 Name of Regulations
1.02 Commencement
1.03 Definitions
1.04 Interpretation
1.05 Definition of Basin water resources in subsection 4 (1) of the Act — prescribed water resources
7.01 Purposes of Part
7.02 Meaning of Category A person — lead water agencies
7.03 Meaning of Category B person — other agencies of the Commonwealth or a State
7.04 Meaning of Category C person — hydroelectricity generators
7.05 Meaning of Category D person — owners or operators of major storages
7.06 Meaning of Category E person — rural water utilities
7.07 Meaning of Category F person — urban water utilities
7.08 Meaning of Category G person — Catchment Management Authorities and others
7.09 Meaning of Category H person — providers of water information for flood forecasting and warning
7.10 Persons to give water information to the Bureau
7.11 Categories of information
7.12 Meanings of interim period and grace period
7.13 Water information held on commencement or during interim period or grace period
7.14 Continuing obligation to give water information
7.15 When information is to be given to the Bureau
7.16 Water information collected during a project of no more than 48 calendar months duration
7.17 Application to first information period
7.18 How information is to be given to the Bureau
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10.01 Identity cards
Schedule 1 Murray-Darling Basin — Hundreds of Livingston and Carcuma overlap area
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Schedule 2 Persons
Part 1 Category A persons — lead water agencies
Part 2 Category B persons — other agencies of the Commonwealth or a State
Part 3 Category C persons — hydroelectricity generators
Part 4 Category D persons — owners or operators of major storages
Part 5 Category E persons — rural water utilities
Part 6 Category F persons — urban water utilities
Part 7 Category G persons — Catchment Management Authorities and others
Part 8 Category H persons — providers of water information for flood forecasting and warning
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Schedule 3 Subcategories of information
Part 1 Definitions
Part 2 Subcategories in category 1 — surface water resource information
Part 3 Subcategories in category 2 — ground water resource information
Part 4 Subcategories in category 3 — information on major and minor water storages
Part 5 Subcategories in category 4 — meteorological information
Part 6 Subcategories in category 5 — water use information
Part 7 Subcategories in category 6 — information about rights, allocations and trades in relation to water
Part 8 Subcategories in category 7 — information about urban water management
Part 9 Subcategory in category 8 — information about water restrictions
Part 10 Subcategories in category 9 — water quality information
Part 11 Subcategories in category 10 — descriptive and reference information about water information in other categories
Schedule 4 Commercially sensitive sites