Water Regulation 2016
Table of Reprints
List of Legislation
Water Regulation 2016 SL No. 216
Made by the Governor in Council on 01 December 2016
notfd 02 December 2016
ss 1–2 commenced on date of notification
pt 1 hdg, div 1 hdg, s 3, div 2, pts 2–17, schs 1–20 comm 6 December 2016 on the comm of the Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014, s 68 (see s 2)
exp 1 September 2027 (see SIA s 54)
Note—The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change.
Amending legislation
Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2017 SL No. 5
Made by the Governor in Council on 02 February 2017
notfd 03 February 2017
comm on date of notification
Natural Resources and Mines Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2017 SL No. 71
notfd 26 May 2017
pts 2–22 (other than ss 21, 25, 38, 45, 49, 65) comm 1 July 2017 (see s 2(1))
Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2017 SL No. 103
notfd 30 June 2017
ss 1–2 comm on date of notification
pts 2–19, 21–48 comm 3 July 2017 (see s 2)
Water and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2017 SL No. 122
notfd 07 July 2017
comm on date of notification
Water Plan (Great Artesian Basin and Other Regional Aquifers) 2017 SL No. 164
Natural Resources and Mines Legislation (Priority Notice Fee) Amendment Regulation 2017 SL No. 204
notfd 06 October 2017
Vegetation Management (Thickened Vegetation) and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2018 SL No. 56
notfd 18 May 2018
comm on date of notification
Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2018 SL No. 63
notfd 01 June 2018
Water (Metering and Compliance) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 1
notfd 01 February 2019
comm on date of notification
Resources Legislation Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 53
notfd 19 April 2019
pt 2–5 comm on 19 April 2019 (see s 2)
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
Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 80
notfd 24 May 2019
pts 2–9, 10 (other than s 23), 11 (other than s 27), 12–14, 15 (other than s 40), 16, 17 (other than ss 46–47), 18–24 comm 1 July 2019 (see s 2 (1))
Water (Cape York) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 91
notfd 07 June 2019
comm on date of notification
Water (Border Rivers and Moonie and Condamine and Balonne) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 136
notfd 12 July 2019
comm on date of notification
Mineral Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 204
notfd 11 October 2019
comm on date of notification
Water (Annual Levy for Underground Water Management) Amendment Regulation 2019 SL No. 242
notfd 29 November 2019
comm on date of notification
Water (SEQ Bulk Suppliers and Bulk Water Customers) Amendment Regulation 2020 SL No. 33
notfd 20 March 2020
comm on date of notification
Water Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2020 SL No. 56
notfd 24 April 2020
comm on date of notification
Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Legislation (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2020 SL No. 107
notfd 26 June 2020
pt 19 (other than s 65) comm 1 July 2020 (see s 2 (1))
s 65 comm 1 August 2020 (see s 2 (3) (c))
Water (Licence Fees and Water Authorities) Amendment Regulation 2020 SL No. 172
notfd 28 August 2020
comm on date of notification
Debt Reduction and Savings Act 2021 No. 12
date of assent 02 June 2021
s 148 sch 3 comm 18 June 2021 at 11.59pm (2021 SL No. 61 item 2)
Water Amendment Regulation 2021 SL No. 72
notfd 18 June 2021
comm 18 June 2021 immediately after the commencement of the Water Plan (Fitzroy Basin) Amendment Plan 2021 (see s 2)
Water (Fees) Amendment Regulation 2021 SL No. 70
notfd 18 June 2021
comm 1 July 2021 (see s 2)
Water Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2021 SL No. 105
notfd 23 July 2021
comm on date of notification
Water (Desired Level of Service Objectives for SEQ Region) Amendment Regulation 2022 SL No. 7
notfd 11 February 2022
comm on date of notification
Water (Fee Unit Conversion) Amendment Regulation 2022 SL No. 60
notfd 27 May 2022
ss 3–9 comm 1 July 2022 (see s 2)
Water Amendment Regulation 2022 SL No. 177
notfd 02 December 2022
ss 3–8, 9(1), (3), (4), s 10 comm on date of notification
s 9(2) comm 31 December 2022 (see s 2)
Water Amendment Regulation 2023 SL No. 173
notfd 01 December 2023
comm on date of notification
Water and Other Legislation Amendment Regulation 2024 SL No. 121
notfd 12 July 2024
pt 2 comm 22 July 2024 (see s 2)
History notes
s 16 amd 2023 SL No. 173 s 3
s 20 om 2019 SL No. 1 s 3
s 22 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 4
s 25 amd 2017 SL No. 122 s 5
pt 4 div 3 sdiv 1 hdg om 2019 SL No. 204 s 12
pt 4 div 3 sdiv 2 hdg om 2019 SL No. 204 s 13
s 32 sub 2019 SL No. 204 s 14
s 33 sub 2019 SL No. 204 s 14
s 34 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 15
s 35 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 16
s 36 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 17
s 37 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 18
s 38 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 19
s 41 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 5
s 58 sub 2017 SL No. 122 s 6
amd 2020 SL No. 56 s 3
s 59 amd 2017 SL No. 122 s 7; 2019 SL No. 1 s 6; 2022 SL No. 177 s 4
s 60 amd 2017 SL No. 122 s 8; 2019 SL No. 1 s 7
s 64 amd 2021 SL No. 105 s 3
s 78 amd 2022 SL No. 7 s 3
s 80 amd 2022 SL No. 7 s 4
s 83 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 20; 2020 SL No. 33 s 3; 2023 SL No. 173 s 4
s 83A ins 2020 SL No. 33 s 4
s 84 sub 2019 SL No. 242 s 3
s 85 def class om 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (1)
s 85 def class A tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 85 def class B tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 85 def class C tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 85 def levyable mining tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 85 def office’s estimated mining costs ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 85 def office’s estimated petroleum costs ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 85 def resource project ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 4 (2)
s 87 amd 2019 SL No. 242 s 5
s 87A ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 6
s 88A ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 8
s 89 amd 2019 SL No. 242 s 9
s 90 amd 2019 SL No. 242 s 10
s 90A ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 11
s 90B ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 11
s 91 amd 2019 SL No. 242 s 12
s 92 amd 2019 SL No. 242 s 13
s 94A ins 2017 SL No. 122 s 10
s 94B ins 2021 SL No. 105 s 4
s 95 amd 2019 SL No. 136 s 3
s 96 amd 2018 SL No. 56 s 17
s 98 sub 2017 SL No. 103 s 173
amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 8
s 99 sub 2017 SL No. 103 s 173
amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 9; 2022 SL No. 177 s 5
amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 10; 2022 SL No. 177 s 6
amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 11
s 103 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 104 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def approved meter om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def authorised meter validator om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def cessation date om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def cessation notice om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def non-urban metering standard sub 2019 SL No. 1 s 12 (2)
s 105 def transfer notice om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def validation inspection om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 def works om 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 105 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 106 amd 2017 SL No. 103 s 176; 2019 SL No. 1 s 13
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 107 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 14
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 108 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 15; 2019 SL No. 204 s 22
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 109 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 109A ins 2019 SL No. 1 s 16
s 110 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 110A ins 2019 SL No. 1 s 17
amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 24
s 111 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 18; 2019 SL No. 204 s 25
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 112 amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 26
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 112A ins 2019 SL No. 1 s 19
amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 27
s 113 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 20
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 114 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 115 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 116 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 117 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 118 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 119 amd 2019 SL No. 136 s 5
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 120 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 21; 2019 SL No. 136 s 6
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121 sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121A ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121B ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121C ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121D ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121E ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 121F ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 4
s 122 amd 2022 SL No. 177 s 7
s 124 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 22
s 125 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 23
s 126 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 24
s 133 amd 2022 SL No. 60 s 4
s 137 amd 2024 SL No. 121 s 5
s 139 amd 2017 SL No. 5 s 9; 2017 SL No. 103 s 178; 2019 SL No. 91 s 3
s 141A ins 2019 SL No. 53 s 23
s 141B ins 2019 SL No. 53 s 23
s 141C ins 2019 SL No. 53 s 23
s 146 ins 2019 SL No. 204 s 29
s 147 ins 2019 SL No. 204 s 29
s 148 ins 2022 SL No. 177 s 8
s 149 ins 2022 SL No. 177 s 8
s 150 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 151 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 152 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 153 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 154 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 155 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 156 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 157 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 158 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 159 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 160 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 161 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 162 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 163 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 164 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 165 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 166 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 167 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 168 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 169 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
s 170 ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 6
sch 2 amd 2023 SL No. 173 s 5
sch 4 amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 25; 2019 SL No. 91 s 4; 2019 SL No. 204 s 30; 2020 SL No. 56 s 4; 2023 SL No. 173 s 6
sch 5 amd 2017 SL No. 5 s 10; 2019 SL No. 136 s 7; 2021 SL No. 72 s 4
sch 6 amd 2017 SL No. 5 s 11; 2019 SL No. 91 s 5; 2019 SL No. 136 s 8; 2021 SL No. 72 s 5
sch 8 amd 2017 SL No. 122 s 11; 2019 SL No. 204 s 31; 2020 SL No. 172 s 5; 2021 SL No. 105 s 5; 2024 SL No. 121 s 7
sch 9 amd 2017 SL No. 103 s 179; 2017 SL No. 164 s 73; 2019 SL No. 91 s 6; 2019 SL No. 136 s 9; 2019 SL No. 204 s 32; 2023 SL No. 173 s 7
sch 11 amd 2017 SL No. 5 s 12; 2017 SL No. 164 s 74; 2019 SL No. 1 s 26; 2019 SL No. 91 s 7; 2019 SL No. 136 s 10
sub 2019 SL No. 204 s 33
amd 2020 SL No. 56 s 5; 2020 SL No. 172 s 6; 2021 SL No. 72 s 6; 2021 SL No. 105 s 6; 2022 SL No. 177 s 9; 2023 SL No. 173 s 8
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 8
sch 12 sub 2017 SL No. 71 s 80
amd 2017 SL No. 122 s 12; 2017 SL No. 204 s 7
sub 2018 SL No. 63 s 78; 2019 SL No. 80 s 78
amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 34
sub 2020 SL No. 107 s 64
amd 2024 SL No. 121 s 9
sch 13 sub 2017 SL No. 71 s 80; 2018 SL No. 63 s 78; 2019 SL No. 80 s 78; 2020 SL No. 107 s 64; 2021 SL No. 70 s 4
amd 2022 SL No. 60 s 6
amd 2019 SL No. 1 s 27
sub 2019 SL No. 80 s 78
sub 2020 SL No. 107 s 64; 2021 SL No. 70 s 4; 2022 SL No. 60 s 7
sch 15 sub 2017 SL No. 71 s 80; 2018 SL No. 63 s 78; 2019 SL No. 80 s 78; 2020 SL No. 107 s 64; 2021 SL No. 70 s 4
amd 2022 SL No. 60 s 8
sch 16 sub 2017 SL No. 71 s 80; 2018 SL No. 63 s 78; 2019 SL No. 80 s 78
amd 2020 SL No. 56 s 7
sub 2020 SL No. 107 s 64; 2021 SL No. 70 s 4; 2022 SL No. 60 s 9
amd 2022 SL No. 177 s 10
sch 17 amd 2017 SL No. 164 s 75; 2019 SL No. 1 s 28; 2019 SL No. 91 s 8
sch 19 def ADITC om 2019 SL No. 1 s 29 (1)
sch 19 def amalgamation amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (2)
sch 19 def amendment amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (3)
sch 19 def approved meter om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def associated document ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def authorised meter validator om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def Border Rivers Alluvium (deep) ins 2019 SL No. 136 s 12
sch 19 def cessation date om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def cessation notice om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def class om 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (1)
sch 19 def class A tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def class B tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def class C tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def compliance certificate ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def duly qualified person ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def education premises purpose ins 2023 SL No. 173 s 9
sch 19 def faulty ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def faulty meter ins 2019 SL No. 1 s 29 (2)
om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def faulty period ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def Great Artesian Basin plan related water sub 2017 SL No. 164 s 76
sch 19 def levyable mining tenure ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def measurement standards ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def meter om 2019 SL No. 1 s 29 (1)
sch 19 def meter notice om 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (1)
sch 9 def meter use charge om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def new licence amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (4)
sch 19 def non-urban metering standard om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def office’s estimated mining costs ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def office’s estimated petroleum costs ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def original licence om 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (1)
sch 19 def priority notice ins 2017 SL No. 204 s 8
sch 19 def public amenity purpose ins 2023 SL No. 173 s 9
sch 19 def Queensland Government business and industry portal om 2019 Act No. 17 s 360 sch 1
sch 19 def relevant management area om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def relevant person ins 2019 SL No. 1 s 29 (2)
om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def replacement water bore amd 2017 SL No. 103 s 182
sch 19 def resource project ins 2019 SL No. 242 s 14 (2)
sch 19 def south-eastern groundwater units and groundwater sub-areas ins 2017 SL No. 164 s 76 (2)
sch 19 def telemetry device ins 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(2)
sch 19 def transfer amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (5)
sch 19 def transfer notice amd 2019 SL No. 204 s 35 (6)
sub 2024 SL No. 121 s 10
sch 19 def validation certificate om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def validation inspection om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
sch 19 def water entitlement database ins 2021 SL No. 105 s 7
sch 19 def works om 2024 SL No. 121 s 10(1)
Water Regulation 2016
Notification: 02 December 2016 | 2016 SL No. 216 2016 SL No. 216 Explanatory Note Explanatory Note |
Tabled: 14 February 2017 |