Minister: Minister for Local Government and Water and Minister for Fire, Disaster Recovery and Volunteers
Agency: Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers


Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 No. 34

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
21 May 2008

certain provs commenced

01 July 2008

certain provs commenced

01 August 2008

ss 677–679 commenced

23 February 2009 2009 Act No. 3
22 May 2009

ch 2 pt 4 div 7, ch 9 pt 3 commenced

01 July 2009 2009 Act No. 9
02 July 2009

prov exp 1 July 2009

03 November 2009 2009 Act No. 46
01 December 2009 2009 Act No. 24
18 December 2009 2009 Act No. 36
23 May 2010 2010 Act No. 20
01 July 2010 2009 Act No. 17
01 December 2010 2010 Act No. 53
01 January 2011 2010 Act No. 53
04 April 2011 2011 Act No. 6
08 April 2011 2011 Act No. 8
28 October 2011 2011 Act No. 312011 Act No. 33
30 June 2012 2012 Act No. 1
08 November 2012 2012 Act No. 29
22 November 2012 2012 Act No. 34
11 December 2012 2012 Act No. 43
01 January 2013 2012 Act No. 39
31 March 2013 2012 Act No. 16
14 May 2013 2013 Act No. 23
23 September 2013 2013 Act No. 39
01 November 2013 2013 Act No. 302013 Act No. 51
13 May 2014 2014 Act No. 16
21 May 2014 2014 Act No. 17
01 July 2014 2014 Act No. 162014 Act No. 31

RA ss 44, 44A

26 September 2014 2014 Act No. 51
21 August 2015 15 September 2016 2015 Act No. 4

RA ss 26(1), 27, 28, 35, 44

01 July 2016 14 October 2016 2014 Act No. 7
06 December 2016 07 December 2016 2014 Act No. 64

RA s 44

01 March 2017 23 March 2017 2016 Act No. 63
01 July 2017 14 July 2017 2017 Act No. 11

RA s 35

03 July 2017 12 January 2018 2016 Act No. 27

RA s 35

24 May 2019 11 June 2019 2019 Act No. 17
01 July 2019 13 February 2020 2018 Act No. 17
13 February 2020 14 February 2020 2020 Act No. 3
25 May 2020 29 May 2020 2020 Act No. 14
20 October 2021 20 October 2021 2021 Act No. 18
08 March 2022 09 March 2022 2022 Act No. 1
20 September 2023 25 September 2023 2023 Act No. 24
01 January 2024 21 December 2023

provs exp 31 December 2023

03 June 2024 04 June 2024 2024 Act No. 18
01 July 2024 24 January 2025 2024 Act No. 22

Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 No. 34

date of assent 21 May 2008

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 677–679 commenced 1 August 2008 (see s 2 (1))

ch 10 pt 3 (other than s 663), ss 666, 674–676, 680–682, 684–692, 695–696, 715–721, 735(1)–(3), 736, 738 (to the extent it ins pt 3A), 739, 743–744, 745 (to the extent it ins div 11 hdg and ss 1166–1167), 747(3), ch 11, sch 2 amdt of the Water Resource (Fitzroy Basin) Plan 1999 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))

ch 2 pt 4 div 7, ch 9 pt 3 commenced 22 May 2009 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2008 (2008 SL No. 202)

Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 No. 3 s 1, ch 9 pt 27

date of assent 23 February 2009

commenced on date of assent

Financial Accountability Act 2009 No. 9 ss 1, 2(2), 136 sch 1

date of assent 28 May 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2009 (2009 SL No. 80)

Local Government Act 2009 No. 17 ss 1, 2(4), 331 sch 1

date of assent 12 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (2010 SL No. 122)

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Jurisdiction Provisions) Amendment Act 2009 No. 24 ss 1–2, ch 6 pt 12

date of assent 26 June 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 252)

Sustainable Planning Act 2009 No. 36 ss 1–2, 872 sch 2

date of assent 22 September 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 18 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 281)

South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Natural Resources Provisions Act 2009 No. 46 s 1, ch 7 pt 8

date of assent 03 November 2009

commenced on date of assent

South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 20 s 1, pt 12

date of assent 23 May 2010

commenced on date of assent

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 53 ss 1–2(1), pt 15

date of assent 01 December 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 209 commenced 1 January 2011 when the customer water and wastewater code first made under the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, s 93 takes effect (see s 2 (1) and gazette notice pubd Queensland Government Gazette No. 120, 24 December 2010 p 1183)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 6 s 1, pt 10

date of assent 04 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 8 s 1, pt 15

date of assent 08 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Disaster Readiness Amendment Act 2011 No. 33 pts 1, 8

date of assent 28 October 2011

commenced on date of assent

Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011 No. 31 s 1, ch 16 pt 10

date of assent 28 October 2011

commenced on date of assent

South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 1 ss 1–2(1), pt 8

date of assent 17 February 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced at the end of 30 June 2012 (see s 2 (1))

Environmental Protection (Greentape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 16 pt 1, s 78 sch

date of assent 14 August 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 March 2013 (2013 SL No. 24)

Water Legislation (Dam Safety and Water Supply Enhancement) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 29 s 1, pt 4

date of assent 08 November 2012

commenced on date of assent

Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2012 No. 34 s 1, pt 10

date of assent 22 November 2012

commenced on date of assent

South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 39 pts 1, 6

date of assent 05 December 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2013 (2012 SL No. 239)

Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43 ss 1, 2(c), ch 8 pt 7

date of assent 11 December 2012

commenced on date of assent

Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 23 s 1, pt 20, s 352 sch 1 pt 1

date of assent 14 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 30 pts 1, 4

date of assent 13 August 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2013 (2013 SL No. 216)

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 109 sch 2

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Directors’ Liability Reform Amendment Act 2013 No. 51 ss 1–2(1), pt 80, s 229 sch 1

date of assent 29 October 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 2013 (see s 2 (1))

Biosecurity Act 2014 No. 7 ss 1–2, 578, sch 4 pt 2

date of assent 13 March 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2016 (see s 2 (1)–(2))

Water Supply Services Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 16 chs 1, 2 pt 4, 3 pt 3, s 101 sch 1

date of assent 13 May 2014

ss 1–2, ch 3 pt 3, sch 1 amdts 1–20, 23 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 79)

Public Safety Business Agency Act 2014 No. 17 ss 1, 184 sch 1 pt 4

date of assent 21 May 2014

commenced on date of assent

Electricity and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 31 pts 1, 4

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 93)

Water Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Act 2014 No. 51 pts 1, 4

date of assent 26 September 2014

commenced on date of assent

Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 64

date of assent 05 December 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 5859, 64 (to the extent it ins new s 5AA(1)(b) and (4)), 64–137, 139, 171, 173, 175, 179, 185–186, 187(4), 188, 192, 193 (other than to the extent it om s 1014(2)(h)), 194, 201 (to the extent it ins ss 12501279, 1280A, 1281), 202(1) (to the extent it om defs cumulative management area, deferred aspect, domestic purposes, ecological outcome, environmental flow objective, environmental management rules, final report, full supply level, incoming owner, interim resource operations licence, interim water allocation, nominator, nominee, operator, process, relevant company, relevant dam, resource operations plan, seasonal water assignment notice, special agreement Act, sustainable management, underground water, underground water impact report, underground water rights, volumetric limit, water allocation, water allocation change rules, water allocation group, water allocation security objective, water monitoring authority, water resource plan, water sharing rules, water supply scheme and water year), (2) (to the extent it ins defs acknowledgement notice, affected person, Alcan agreement Act, aquifer, closing CMA tenure, CMA tenure, Comalco agreement Act, coordinated project, cumulative management area, dealing, designated watercourse, domestic purposes, element of a water allocation, environmental flow objective, environmental management rules, environmental outcome, final report, full supply level, incoming owner, interference, maximum rate, Mineral Resources Act, mining tenure, mining tenure holder, nominator, nominee, operations manual, Petroleum and Gas Act, plan area, process, relevant company, resource tenure, resource tenure holder, riverine protection permit, seasonal water assignment notice, special agreement Act, specified conditions (para (b)), statutory authorisation to take or interfere with water, underground water, underground water impact report, underground water rights, volumetric limit, water allocation, water allocation dealing, water allocation dealing rules, water allocation group, water allocation security objective, water entitlement notice, water management protocol, water monitoring authority, water plan, water planning instrument, water plan outcomes, water sharing rules, water supply scheme, water use plan, water year), (3)–(7), (9)–(21), s 254 sch 1, s 255 sch 2 comm 6 December 2016 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2)

Payroll Tax Rebate, Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No. 4 ss 1, 2(2), pt 10

date of assent 11 June 2015

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 21 August 2015 (2015 SL No. 100)

Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 27

date of assent 25 May 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pts 2–69 comm 3 July 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Note—The Planning Act 2016 was renumbered in the first reprint—see 2016 Act No. 26 s 320A. Cross-references to the Planning Act 2016 have been updated to reflect the renumbering.

Industrial Relations Act 2016 No. 63

date of assent 09 December 2016

ch 1 pt 1 hdgs, ss 35, pts 2–3, chs 2–18, ch 19 pts 1–7, ss 11181124, 1126–1128, 1151, 1152 (to the extent it ins new s 289), ch 19 pts 9–10, schs 1–6 comm 1 March 2017 (2017 SL No. 24)

Water Legislation (Dam Safety) Amendment Act 2017 No. 11

date of assent 19 May 2017

pts 2–3 comm 1 July 2017 (see s 2)

Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 No. 17

date of assent 11 September 2018

pt 1 div 1 (other than ss 12), div 2, pts 27, pt 8 div 1, ss 159173, 174, pt 9 div 1, s 176F (2), pt 9 div 2, div 4, sch 1, sch 2 (other than amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 41)

Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 17

date of assent 24 May 2019

chs 1–2, 4, 6–7, sch 1 comm on date of assent

Agriculture and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 3

date of assent 13 February 2020

pt 19A comm on date of assent

Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 No. 14

date of assent 25 May 2020

pt 18 comm on date of assent (see s 2 (f))

Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2021 No. 18

date of assent 20 October 2021

pt 6 comm on date of assent

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2022 No. 1

date of assent 08 March 2022

s 117 sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

Water Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 24

date of assent 20 September 2023

pt 4, s 72 sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

Emergency Services Reform Amendment Act 2024 No. 18

date of assent 03 May 2024

s 39 sch 1 comm 3 June 2024 (2024 SL No. 57)

Disaster Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 22

date of assent 09 May 2024

s 92 sch 1 comm 1 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 69)

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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008