Basin Plan Water Resource Plan Requirements Position Statement 2A Accredited WRP and evidence POLICY ISSUE What parts of the submitted documentation are included in the accredited WRP? REFERENCES Basin Plan s10.04, Water Act s4 MDBA POSITION STATEMENT Documentation submitted for the purposes of seeking accreditation of a water resource plan can be classified into three categories: Documentation comprising the proposed water resource plan. Only those parts of the submitted documentation that make provision in relation to the matters that the Basin Plan requires a water resource plan to include are part of the proposed water resource plan, and will comprise the accredited water resource plan. Documentation will make provision in relation to such a matter if it meets a Basin Plan requirement for a water resource plan to identify, specify, describe, contain, set out, require, account for, include, explain, provide for, ensure, list, assess, or define something. Supporting evidence. Supporting evidence is those parts of the submitted documentation that are required to determine whether a water resource plan requirement has been met and is fit-for-purpose, but that are not required by the Basin Plan to be included in the accredited water resource plan. Additional documentation. Additional documentation that is not part of the accredited water resource plan or supporting evidence may be included with the submitted documentation to provide necessary context, as required. Rationale A water resource plan (WRP) under the Water Act is a plan that provides for the management of the WRP area that is either accredited or adopted by the Minister. However, a plan is only a WRP to the extent that it relates to Basin water resources and makes provision in relation to the matters that the Basin Plan requires a WRP to include (see definition of WRP in s4 of the Water Act 2007). The matters that the Basin Plan requires a WRP to include are identifiable by language that requires the water resource plan to identify, specify, describe, contain, set out, require, account for, include, explain, provide for, ensure, list, assess, or define something.
Basin Plan Water Resource Plan Requirements Position Statement 2A Accredited WRP and evidence POLICY ISSUE What parts of the submitted documentation are included in the accredited WRP? REFERENCES Basin Plan s10.04, Water Act s4 MDBA POSITION STATEMENT Documentation submitted for the purposes of seeking accreditation of a water resource plan can be classified into three categories: Documentation comprising the proposed water resource plan. Only those parts of the submitted documentation that make provision in relation to the matters that the Basin Plan requires a water resource plan to include are part of the proposed water resource plan, and will comprise the accredited water resource plan. Documentation will make provision in relation to such a matter if it meets a Basin Plan requirement for a water resource plan to identify, specify, describe, contain, set out, require, account for, include, explain, provide for, ensure, list, assess, or define something. Supporting evidence. Supporting evidence is those parts of the submitted documentation that are required to determine whether a water resource plan requirement has been met and is fit-for-purpose, but that are not required by the Basin Plan to be included in the accredited water resource plan. Additional documentation. Additional documentation that is not part of the accredited water resource plan or supporting evidence may be included with the submitted documentation to provide necessary context, as required. Rationale A water resource plan (WRP) under the Water Act is a plan that provides for the management of the WRP area that is either accredited or adopted by the Minister. However, a plan is only a WRP to the extent that it relates to Basin water resources and makes provision in relation to the matters that the Basin Plan requires a WRP to include (see definition of WRP in s4 of the Water Act 2007). The matters that the Basin Plan requires a WRP to include are identifiable by language that requires the water resource plan to identify, specify, describe, contain, set out, require, account for, include, explain, provide for, ensure, list, assess, or define something.