Australian Capital Territory
Water Resources (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 1)
Disallowable Instrument DI 2008 - 153
made under the
Water Resources Act 2007, section 107 – Determination of fees

1.	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Water Resources (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 1).
2.	Commencement
This instrument commences on 1 July 2008.
3.	Revocation of previous instrument
Disallowable instrument DI2007 - 192 (Water Resources (Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1)) is revoked.
4.	Determination of fees
The fee payable in respect of each matter listed in an item in column 2 of schedule 1 is the amount listed for that matter in column 4 and in the manner listed for that matter in column 5.
5.	Payment of Fee
The fees determined in this instrument are payable to the ACT Government by the person requesting the goods or services, as listed.
6.	Definitions
In this instrument:
defined area – see schedule 2.
licence year means the first whole year of a licence or subsequent whole years.
repealed Act means the Water Resources Act 1998.
WAE means water access entitlement.

Jon Stanhope MLA
Minister for the Environment, Water and Climate Change

26 June 2008

column 1
Section of Act	column 2
Type of licence	column 3
Fee Payable 
1 August 2007 to 30 June 2008	column 4
Fee Payable from 1 July 2008
	column 5
Payment Requirements	
s.202	Grant of a WAE where a person held a licence to take water under section 35 of the repealed Act but did not hold an allocation. The use of this WAE is restricted to a particular location.	Nil	Nil		
s.111 (surviving allocations)	Grant of a WAE where a person held a licence to take water under section 35 of the repealed Act and an allocation held under section 28 of the repealed Act that did not permit trade. The use of this WAE is restricted to a particular location.	Nil	Nil		
s.111 (surviving allocations)	Grant of a WAE where a person held a licence to take water under section 35 of the repealed Act and an allocation held under section 28 of the repealed Act that did permit trade. The use of this WAE is not restricted to a particular location.	Nil	Nil		
s.21 & s.22	Grant of a WAE where use is not restricted to a particular location, in all cases except those specifically identified – per megalitre	$544.95	$568.10	On a date set by the Environment Protection Authority	
s.21 & s.22	Grant of a WAE to a utility from the Cotter or Googong water management areas.  This WAE is limited to use through the Canberra/Queanbeyan urban water supply network. 	Nil	Nil		
s.21 & s.22	Grant of a WAE that is limited to stock and domestic purposes and is restricted for use at a particular location.	Nil	Nil		
s.25 (Removal of location restriction)	Change of condition of a WAE from one that is restricted in location to one that is not restricted for use at a particular location – per megalitre.	$544.95	$568.10	On a date set by the Environment Protection Authority	
s.29	Application fee for a licence to take water	$120.65	$125.75	On application for a licence	
s.30	Licence to take water – administration fee for each licence year relating to a licenced volume of up to 1000 megalitres per year, except where a licensee has entered into a data collection and sharing agreement with the Environment Protection Authority.	$312.00	$325.25	For the first year of the licence, the fee shall be paid in full on application for a licence and thereafter, on a date set by the Environment Protection Authority	
s.30	Licence to take water – administration fee for each licence year relating to a licenced volume of up to 1000 megalitres per year, where a licensee has entered into a data collection and sharing agreement with the Environment Protection Authority.	Nil	Nil	For the first year of the licence, the fee shall be paid in full on application for a licence and thereafter, on a date set by the Environment Protection Authority	
s.30	Licence to take water administration fee for each licence year relating to a licensed volume of more than 1000 megalitres per year	$6055.00	$6312.30	For the first year of the licence, the fee shall be paid in full on application for a licence and thereafter, on a date set by the Environment Protection Authority	
s.30	Licence to take water abstraction fee for water taken for the purposes of urban water supply and calculated on the basis of the water abstracted – per kilolitre	$0.55	$0.51	Payments to be made for water charged to users in each three month period ending the last day of February, May, August and November each year and within 28 days of the end of the three month period.	
s.30	Licence to take water – abstraction fee for all water from surface water or groundwater except for that supplied through the urban water supply network or surface water taken from a defined area – per kilolitre	$0.25	$0.25	On a date set by the Environment Protection Authority.  In all cases, where fees relating to a part of a month are due, each day’s use will be taken to be equivalent to average daily use for that month and, where monthly meter readings are not available, the Environment Protection Authority shall estimate water use after consultation with the licensee.	
s.34	Three year driller licence application fee where the applicant does hold an equivalent licence in a state in Australia.	$120.60	$125.70	On application.	
s.38	Application fee for a bore work licence	$120.60	$125.70	On application	
s.48	Application for a Recharge licence	$120.60	$125.70	On application	
s.49	Recharge licence - yearly administration fee	$312.00	$325.25	For the first year of the licence, the fee shall be paid on application for a licence and thereafter, on a date set by the Environment Protection Authority	
s.41	Application fee for a Waterway work licence 	$120.60	$125.70	On application	

defined area means any of the following lands:
(1)	Any area which under the Territory Plan is zoned from time to time as follows:
•	Residential (RZ1 – RZ5) – other than a section of a division where the servicing of that section has not commenced;
•	Commercial (CZ1 – CZ6);
•	Industrial (IZ1 – IZ2);
•	Community Facility;
•	Services (TSZ2); and
•	Urban Parks and Recreation (PRZ1 – PRZ2).

(2)	The following lands, as identified in the book Maps of Canberra by Suburbs and ACT Districts, December 2002 edition:
District of Gungahlin:
Exhibition Park in Canberra: blocks 366, 396, 466 and 467.
ACT Canine Association: blocks 429, 444 and 445.
Division of Duffy:
Stromlo Housing Settlement: section 55 and that part of section 56 block 2 known as Stromlo Housing Settlement 
Division of Fyshwick:
Fyshwick Minor Industrial Area: all of sections 50, 60 and 61.
Division of Lyneham:
Canberra Racecourse Precinct: all of sections 66, 69 and 70.
Exhibition Park in Canberra: block 5 of section 72, block1 of section 75 and all of section 61
Division of Weston:
Australian Federal Police Service Centre: block 1 of  section 82
School of Horticulture: all of section 96
Orana School Precinct: all of section 97

(3)	Any area which, under the Territory Plan is from time to time zoned as Transport (TSZ1) and which is immediately adjacent to an area described in sections 1 or 2 above.

(4)	Any area which, under the National Capital Plan in force at the date of commencement of this instrument, is within the designated area known as ‘Main Avenues and approach Routes’ and which is immediately adjacent to an area described in sections 1 or 2 above.