(1) The Director of Meteorology may, by legislative instrument, issue National Water Information Standards relating to water information.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the National Water Information Standards may deal with all or any of the following:
(a) collecting water information;
(b) measuring water;
(c) monitoring water;
(d) analysing water;
(e) transmitting water information;
(f) accessing water information;
(g) retaining and storing water information;
(h) reporting water information;
(i) water accounting;
(j) any other matter relating to water information that is specified in the regulations.