Australian Capital Territory
Water Resources Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 2)
Subordinate Law SL2006-55
made under the  
Water Resources Act 1998
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

OVERVIEW

The Water Resources Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 2) makes amendments to section 4A of the Water Resources Regulation 2006 to provide an exception to the moratorium for the abstraction of water in relation to Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) works.

DETAIL

1 Name of regulation 
Clause 1 provides the name of the regulation, the Water Resources Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 2).

2 Commencement
Clause 2 specifies that the regulation commences on the day after notification.

3 Legislation amended 
Clause 3 notes that the regulation amends the Water Resources Regulation 2006.

4 New Section 4A
Clause 4 inserts a new section 4A to provide and exception to the moratorium for the abstraction of water in relation to GDE works.

The exception is to apply to any grant of a water allocation that relates to part of the construction of the GDE or related to the consequences of construction activities such as the suppression of dust.

The exception will enable water to be taken from Lake Ginninderra for these GDE related activities.

This regulation is necessary as the GDE as a major public infrastructure project requires access to non-potable water in reasonable proximity to the construction site.