Public Hearings

Past Public Hearings and Transcripts

DateLocationTranscriptProgramSubmissions
24 Aug 2015PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA, ACT(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public hearing (24/08/2015) 26662PDF Format
27 Aug 2015ADELAIDE, SA(HTML & PDF)PDF: Public hearing (27/08/2015) 26669PDF Format

About this inquiry

The Bill proposes to:

amend the Water Act 2007 to impose a duty on the Commonwealth not to exceed the 1500 GL limit on surface water purchases in the Murray-Darling Basin at the time of entering into a water purchase contract; and

amend the Murray-Darling Basin Plan 2012 to provide increased flexibility in the recovery of 450 GL of water through efficiency measures funded under the Water for the Environment Special Account.



Inquiry Status

Accepting Submissions

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