Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas

CONTENTS

Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Contents, Abbreviations, Preface

1   The water sector

2   Legal framework
2.1   Evolution of water law
2.2   Current legislative framework

3   Organisations
3.1   Department of Natural Resources and Mines
3.2   Environmental Protection Agency
3.3   Dumaresq–Barwon Border Rivers Commission
3.4   Landcare and Catchment Management Council
3.5   Catchment management associations
3.6   Queensland Competition Authority
3.7   Water suppliers

4   Definition of entitlements
4.1   Coverage
4.2   Specification
4.3   Record of title
4.4   Duration
4.5   Exclusivity
4.6   Detached from land title and use restrictions
4.7   Divisibility and transferability

5   Government involvement in water allocation
5.1   Allocation mechanisms
5.2   Resource planning

6   Administering entitlements
6.1   Applications
6.2   Consultation
6.3   Assessment
6.4   Decision notification
6.5   Hearing appeals
6.6   Registration procedures

7   Distribution management
7.1   Water accounting
7.2   Water distribution

8   Pricing
8.1   Price regulation
8.2   Pricing water as a scarce resource
8.3   Pricing water service provision

9   Monitoring and enforcement
9.1   Monitoring procedures
9.2   Enforcement procedures

References