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Water Regulations 2008

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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

This item is authorised by the following title:

Water Act 2007

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F2026C00564 C32

01 July 2026

Table of contents

Part 1—Preliminary
- 1.01 Name of Regulations
- 1.03 Definitions
- 1.04 Interpretation—periods of time
- 1.05 Definition of Basin water resources in subsection 4(1) of Act—prescribed water resources
- 1.05A Definition of bulk water charge in subsection 4(1) of the Act—prescribed persons
- 1.05B Definition of State water management law in subsection 4(1) of the Act—prescribed laws of Basin States
- 1.05C Definition of water markets information in subsection 4(1) of the Act—prescribed information
- 1.06 References to documents published by Bureau
Part 2—Management of Basin water resources
- Division 2.1—Basin plan
  - 2.01 Snowy water licence variations
  - 2.03 Minor or non-substantive amendments of Basin Plan
- Division 2.1A—Water resource plans
- Division 2.2—Basin States
  - 2.22 Specified day—risk assignment framework applied: Queensland
Part 4—Water charge rules and water market rules
- Division 4.1A—Regulated water charges
  - 4.01A Regulated water charges in section 91 of the Act—prescribed fees or charges
- Division 4.1—Water charge rules
- Division 4.2—Water market rules
Part 5—Water Markets Intermediaries Code and trust accounting framework
- Division 1—Water Markets Intermediaries Code
- Division 2—Exceptions to the application of the statutory trust accounting framework
Part 5A—Water markets decisions
- Division 1—Preliminary
  - 5A.01 Purposes of Division
- Division 2—Announcing and reporting water markets decisions
Part 7—Water information
- Division 7.1—Purposes, persons and water information
- Division 7.2—Giving water information to Bureau
Part 7A—Water markets information
- Division 7A.1—Preliminary
- Division 7A.2—Giving water markets information to the Bureau
  - 7A.07 Requirements for giving water markets information to the Bureau
  - 7A.08 Form and manner for giving water markets information to Bureau
- Division 7A.3—Collecting, generating or recording water markets information
  - 7A.09 Requirements for collecting, generating or recording water markets information
Part 8—Enforcement
- Division 8.6—Enforceable undertakings
Part 10—Murray-Darling Basin Authority (special powers)
- 10.01 Identity cards
Part 10AA—Inspector-General of Water Compliance (special powers)
- 10AA.01 Matters to which Inspector-General must have regard in deciding whether contractor is fit and proper to be authorised compliance officer
Part 10A—Transitional matters relating to former MDB Agreement
- Division 10A.1—Preliminary
  - 10A.01 Purposes of Part
  - 10A.02 References to various persons or bodies
- Division 10A.2—General—effect on instruments and things done
  - Subdivision 10A.2.1—References in certain instruments to Murray–Darling Basin Commission etc
  - Subdivision 10A.2.2—Things done under former MDB Agreement
    - 10A.07 Effect of things done
- Division 10A.3—Other transitional matters
Part 11—Other transitional matters
- Division 11.1—Transitional water resource plans—Victoria
  - 11.01 Transitional water resource plans—Victoria
- Division 11.2—Amendments made by the Water Amendment (Review Measures) Regulation 2016
  - 11.02 Amendments made by the Water Amendment (Review Measures) Regulation 2016
- Division 11.3—Amendments made by the Water Amendment (Water Information) Regulations 2017
  - 11.03 Amendments made by the Water Amendment (Water Information) Regulations 2017
Part 11A—Interactions with State laws
- 11A.01 What this Part is about
- 11A.02 State plans that prevail over Basin Plan
- 11A.03 Water resource plans for water resource plan areas delayed
Part 12—Application, transitional and savings provisions
- Division 12.1—Amendments made by the Water Amendment (Water Markets Intermediaries Code and Trust Accounting Framework) Regulations 2025
  - 12.01 Definitions for this Division
  - 12.02 Application of Code obligations
- Division 12.2—Amendments made by the Water Amendment (Water Markets Decisions) Regulations 2026
  - 12.03 Definitions for this Division
  - 12.04 Transitional provision in relation to water announcements
Schedule 1—Murray-Darling Basin areas—prescribed ground water and surface water
- Part 1—Area 1
- Part 2—Area 2
- Part 3—Area 3
- Part 4—Area 4
- Part 5—Area 5
- Part 6—Area 6
- Part 7—Area 7
Schedule 2—Water information to be given by persons
- Part 1—Category A persons
- Part 1A—Category B persons
- Part 2—Category C persons
- Part 3—Category D persons
- Part 4—Category E persons
- Part 5—Category F persons
- Part 6—Category G persons
- Part 7—Category H persons
- Part 9—Category K persons
- Part 10—Category L persons
- Part 11—Category M persons
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—water storage information
- 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 water rights, allocations and trades
- 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 11—water information for flood warning purposes
Schedule 4—Transitional water resource plans—Victoria
- Part 1—Definition
- Part 2—Transitional water resource plans—Victoria
Schedule 5—Interactions with State Laws: State plans and areas
- Part 1—State plans that prevail over Basin Plan
- Part 2—State plan areas delayed
Endnotes
- Endnote 1—About the endnotes
- Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
- Endnote 3—Legislation history
- Endnote 4—Amendment history