Amendments to SD&PWO Act

[westholme]

Interesting to note that what was once called a 'drought contingency project' (which is what the dam was) is now called 'relevant project'.
Am I wrong in thinking that by changing this, they are, technically, saying that the dam is no longer needed if it was legislated in response to drought?

Is it because they think maybe there is no longer a drought in the SEQ area and therefore, if there is no drought the dam cannot be called a drought contingency project which in turn means they are no longer entitled to the powers they formerly had under that particular 'drought contingency' clause of the SD&PWO Act?
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http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/SLS/2007/07SL329.pdf
Subordinate Legislation 2007 No: 329
Under the State development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971

State Development and Public Works Organisation (Water Infrastructure Project Board) Amendment Regulation No 1 2007

1 Short title
This regulation may be cited as the State Development and
Public Works Organisation (Water Infrastructure Project
Board) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2007.

2 Regulation amended
This regulation amends the State Development and Public
Works Organisation (Water Infrastructure Project Board)
Regulation 2006.

3 Amendment of s 2 (Definition)

(1) Section 2, heading—
omit, insert—
‘2 Definitions’.

(2) Section 2—
insert—
‘program of works means the program of works included in
the document called ‘Program of Works Statewide Water Grid
Regional Water Infrastructure Projects’, approved by the
Governor in Council on 13 December 2007 and held by the
department.

regional water infrastructure projects means—

(a) the following projects described in the program of
works—

(i) Lower Fitzroy Infrastructure;
(ii) Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline;
(iii) Connors River Dam and Pipelines;
(iv) Nathan Dam;
(v) Kinchant Dam Raising;
(vi) Water for Bowen;
(vii) Water for Proserpine;
(viii)Nullinga Dam; and

(b) the project called Burdekin to SEQ Pipeline—Concept
Plan described in the Statewide water policy; and

(c) the project called Yeppoon Pipeline—Construction
Project described in the Statewide water policy.
relevant projects means the drought contingency projects and
the regional water infrastructure projects.
Statewide water policy means the document called ‘Statewide
Water Policy Quarterly Project Progress Report October
2007’ held by the department.’.

4 Amendment of s 4 (Functions of project board)
Section 4, ‘drought contingency’—
omit, insert—
‘relevant’.

5 Amendment of s 5 (Powers of project board)
Section 5(d), ‘drought contingency’—
omit, insert—
‘relevant’.
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[Glenda Pickersgill]

well picked up Terri... so when there's no drought, it is still relevant to build a dam or two. Someone must have nothing else to think about except how to spin the next project ... those dams and pipeline projects probably have the same issues as we have here... wasting billions of dollars when there are other alternative solutions..seems a crime really!