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ARTICLE · 01 DECEMBER 2015

Changing the changes: amendments to Qld's water legislation

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Some, but not all, of the changes made by the Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 will now be reversed.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Kathryn Pacey
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Some - but not all - of the changes made by the Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 introduced by the former government will now be reversed.

The Water Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 was introduced into the Queensland Parliament on 10 November 2015 to reverse some of the changes made by the Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 (Qld) (WROLA Act) which had been introduced by the former government.

Proposed amendments to the WROLA Act

The WROLA Act made a number of changes to the Water Act 2000 (Qld) and other legislation related to the resource industry. The stated aims of the WROLA Act were to:

  • reform the Water Act to deliver a more responsible and productive water management framework for the use of Queensland's water resources; and

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