Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 101 – 24 June 2015, p. 2802.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 135 – 2 February 2016, p. 3669.

[3]        Recent parliamentary committee inquiries include: Senate References Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, March 2013, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Rural_and_Regional_Affairs_and_Transport/Completed%20inquiries/2012-13/mdb/report/index; and House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Australia, June 2011 https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House_of_Representatives_Committees?url=ra/murraydarling/report.htm (accessed 15 March 2016).

[4]        Elkington, J., “Cannibals with Forks: the Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business”, Capstone, 1997.

Chapter 2 - Background

[1]        John William, Understanding the Basin and its Dynamics, Basin Futures Water reform in the Murray-Darling Basin, ANU Press.

[2]        MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/people (accessed 12 February 2016).

[3]        MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/people (accessed 12 February 2016).

[4]        Bureau of Meteorology, Murray-Darling Basin, Physical information, http://www.bom.gov.au/water/nwa/2012/mdb/contextual/physicalinformation.shtml (accessed 26 February 2016).

[5]        Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 1.

[6]        MDBA submission to the Productivity Commission's inquiry study into mechanisms to purchase water entitlements, September 2009 http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/murray-darling-water-recovery/submissions/sub040.pdf, p. 1 (accessed 15 March 2016).

[7]        NWC, http://www.nwc.gov.au/organisation/closure-in-2014 (accessed 12 February 2016).

[8]        Water Act 2007, https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2015C00272 (accessed 12 February 2016).

[9]        The Australian, January 25, 2007, John Howard's full speech to the National Press Club,
(accessed 24 February 2016).

[10]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan-roll-out/sustainable-diversion-limits (accessed 16 March 2016).

[11]      Department of the Environment, https://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/australian-government-water-leadership/water-legislation/key-features-water-act-2007
(accessed 12 February 2016).

[12]      Section 3 of the Water Act 2007, https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2015C00272/Html/Text#_Toc422739796 (accessed 15 February 2016).

[13]      Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 3.

[14]      Royal assent received 13 October 2015.

[15]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 43.

[16]      Previously water policy was located in the Department of the Environment.

[17]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 10.

[18]      MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/about-us/governance (accessed 3 March 2016).

[19]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 1.

[20]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 3.

[21]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 3.

[22]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 8.

[23]      Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 5.

[24]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 8.

[25]      MDBA, Submission 243, pp 4–5.

[26]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 1.

[27]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 1.

[28]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 9.

[29]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 11.

[30]      Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 8.

[31]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 11.

[32]      Department of the Environment, Submission 50, pp 8–9.

[33]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 12.

[34]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 11. See also MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/socio-economic-profile-murray-darling-basin (accessed 15 February 2016).

[35]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 14.

[36]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 14.

[37]      MDBA, Submission 243, pp 14–15. See also MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan-roll-out/sustainable-diversion-limits (accessed 15 February 2016).

[38]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 15. See also MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan-roll-out/managing-constraints (accessed 15 February 2016).

[39]      MDBA, Submission 243, pp 15–16.

[40]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 16. See also MDBA, http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan-roll-out/northern-basin (accessed 15 February 2016).

[41]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 16.

Chapter 3 - Basin state issues

[1]        Bureau of Meteorology, Murray-Darling Basin, Physical information, http://www.bom.gov.au/water/nwa/2012/mdb/contextual/physicalinformation.shtml
(accessed 26 February 2016).

[2]        Water Act 2007, Water information, Part 7, Division 2—Functions and powers of the Bureau and Director of Meteorology, p. 183.

[3]        Bureau of Meteorology, The National Water Account, http://www.bom.gov.au/water/nwa/
(accessed 26 February 2016).

[4]        Bureau of Meteorology, Murray-Darling Basin, http://www.bom.gov.au/water/nwa/2011/mdb/ (accessed 15 March 2016).

[5]        Bureau of Meteorology, http://www.bom.gov.au/water/nwa/2014/mdb/notes/waterresourcesandsystems.shtml
(accessed 26 February 2016).

[6]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/managing-water/water-storage/northern (accessed 16 March 2016).

[7]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/basin-plan-roll-out/northern-basin (accessed 29 February 2016).

[8]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments (accessed 20 January 2016).

[9]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 52.

[10]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 52.

[11]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 52.

[12]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, pp 52–53.

[13]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 52.

[14]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 52.

[15]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/about-us/governance/northern-basin-advisory-committee (accessed 20 January 2016).

[16]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/about-us/governance/northern-basin-advisory-committee (accessed 8 February 2016).

[17]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/about-us/governance/northern-basin-advisory-committee (accessed 8 February 2016).

[18]      Mr Malcolm Peters, Chair, Northern Basin Advisory Committee, Committee Hansard,
29 September 2015, p. 38.

[19]      Mr Malcolm Peters, Chair, Northern Basin Advisory Committee, Committee Hansard,
29 September 2015, pp 41–42.

[20]      Mr Malcolm Peters, Chair, Northern Basin Advisory Committee, Committee Hansard,
29 September 2015, pp 41–42.

[21]      Mrs Karen Page, President, Menindee Regional Tourist Association, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2015, p. 20.

[22]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments/condamine-balonne (accessed 21 January 2016).

[23]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 52.

[24]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments/condamine-balonne (accessed 21 January 2016).

[25]      Cr Donna Stewart, Mayor, Balonne Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 2.

[26]      Dr Jacki Schirmer, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 2.

[27]      Mr Andrew McCosker, Employee, Dirran Ag Spares, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 9.

[28]      Mr Andrew McCosker, Employee, Dirran Ag Spares, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 9.

[29]      Mrs Samantha O'Toole, Owner/Operations Manager, Balonne Airwork Pty Ltd,
Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 14.

[30]      Mrs Samantha O'Toole, Owner/Operations Manager, Balonne Airwork Pty Ltd,
Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 14.

[31]      Cr Donna Stewart, Mayor, Balonne Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 6.

[32]      Mr Bruce Connolly, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 8.

[33]      Mr Bruce Connolly, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 8.

[34]      Cr Donna Stewart, Mayor, Balonne Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 2.

[35]      Cr Donna Stewart, Mayor, Balonne Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 2.

[36]      Mr Ashley Wielinga, General Manager, Warren Shire Council, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 7.

[37]      Mr Michael Egan, Chairman, Macquarie River Food & Fibre, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 35.

[38]      Mr Ashley Wielinga, General Manager, Warren Shire Council, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 3.

[39]      Mr Ashley Wielinga, General Manager, Warren Shire Council, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 7.

[40]      Mr David Duncan, Consultant, Macquarie River Food & Fibre, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 39.

[41]      Mr Michael Egan, Chairman, Macquarie River Food & Fibre, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 39.

[42]      Mr Michael Egan, Chairman, Macquarie River Food & Fibre, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 36.

[43]      Mr Michael Egan, Chairman, Macquarie River Food & Fibre, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 36.

[44]      Mr Michael Egan, Chairman, Macquarie River Food & Fibre, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 36.

[45]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments/lower-darling (accessed 21 January 2016).

[46]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments/lower-darling (accessed 21 January 2016).

[47]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 19.

[48]      Cr David Gallagher APM, Deputy Mayor, Broken Hill City Council p. 2.

[49]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 19.

[50]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 19.

[51]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 19.

[52]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 1.

[53]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 1.

[54]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 1.

[55]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 8.

[56]      The Convention on Wetlands, called the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources, http://www.ramsar.org/ (accessed 1 March 2016).

[57]      Broken Hill City Council, Submission 287, p. 2.

[58]      Broken Hill City Council, Submission 287, p. 2.

[59]      Cr David Gallagher APM, Deputy Mayor, Broken Hill City Council p. 4.

[60]      Cr David Gallagher APM, Deputy Mayor, Broken Hill City Council p. 7.

[61]      Broken Hill City Council, Submission 287, p. 2.

[62]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 1.

[63]       WaterNSW, Water Security Projects, http://www.waternsw.com.au/projects/menindee/water-security-projects, (accessed 26 February 2016) (See regional scale map at Figure 3.2).

[64]      WaterNSW, Water Security Projects, Recommission and upgrade of the current desalination facility in Broken Hill, http://www.waternsw.com.au/projects/menindee/water-security-projects (accessed 26 February 2016).

[65]      Broken Hill City Council, Submission 287, p. 3.

[66]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 4.

[67]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 4.

[68]      Cr Marion Browne, Councillor, Broken Hill City Council, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2016, p. 4.

[69]      Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils (RAMROC).

[70]      Cr Terence Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, p. 2.

[71]      Cr Terence Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, p. 2.

[72]      Cr Terence Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, p. 2.

[73]      Cr Peter Laird, Mayor, Carrathool Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, p. 6.

[74]      Cr Peter Laird, Mayor, Carrathool Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, p. 6.

[75]      Cr John Dal Broi, Mayor, Griffith City Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, p. 3.

[76]      Cr Terence Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils Councillor, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2016, pp. 2–3.

[77]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Constraints Management Strategy 2013-2024, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/publications/mdba-reports/constraints-management-strategy (accessed 16 March 2016).

[78]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Constraints Management Strategy 2013-2024, p. v.

[79]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 15.

[80]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 15.

[81]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 33.

[82]      Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 33.

[83]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, pp 40–41.

[84]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 41.

[85]      Mrs Karen Williamson, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 37.

[86]      Mrs Karen Williamson, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 37.

[87]      Mrs Karen Williamson, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 43.

[88]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 43.

[89]      Mrs Karen Williamson, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 48.

[90]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 41.

[91]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 41.

[92]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 41.

[93]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 41.

[94]      Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp 33, 39.

[95]      Mr David Parker, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 33.

[96]      Mr John Canny, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 48.

[97]      Mr Rodney Ridd, private capacity, and Mr John Canny, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 48.

[98]      Mrs Jan Beer, Upper Goulburn River Catchment Association, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, pp 46–47.

[99]      Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/conns-project-overview/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[100]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/project-overview/history/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[101]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/project-overview/about-gmw-connections/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[102]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/project-overview/about-gmw-connections/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[103]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/project-overview/about-gmw-connections/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[104]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/project-overview/history/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[105]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/about-the-goulburn-murray-water-connections-project-stage-2-mid-term-review/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[106]    Goulburn-Murray Water, http://www.gmwconnectionsproject.com.au/about-the-goulburn-murray-water-connections-project-stage-2-mid-term-review/ (accessed 19 January 2016).

[107]    Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 30.

[108]    Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 31.

[109]    Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 31.

[110]    Mr Stephen Snelson, Chairman, Koyuga South Irrigators Group, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 77.

[111]    Mr Stephen Snelson, Chairman, Koyuga South Irrigators Group, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 77.

[112]    Mrs Alison Couston, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 39.

[113]    Mrs Alison Couston, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 42.

[114]    Mrs Alison Couston, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 42.

[115]    Mrs Alison Couston, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 43.

[116]    The Hon. Dr Sharman Stone MP, Federal Member for Murray, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 1.

[117]    The Hon. Dr Sharman Stone MP, Federal Member for Murray, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 2.

[118]    The Hon. Dr Sharman Stone MP, Federal Member for Murray, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p.5.

[119]    The Hon. Peter Walsh MLA, Member for Murray Plains, Victoria, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 72.

[120]    The Hon. Peter Walsh MLA, Member for Murray Plains, Victoria, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 72.

[121]    The Hon. Peter Walsh MLA, Member for Murray Plains, Victoria, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 73.

[122]    Mr Paul Harvey, Member, River Murray, Lower Lakes and Coorong Tourism, Boating and Environmental Group, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 35.

[123]    Mrs Sharon Starick, Presiding Member, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2015, p. 31.

[124]    Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 17.

[125]    Mr Adrian Pederick, Local state member for Hammond, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 26.

[126]    Mr Adrian Pederick, Local state member for Hammond, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 26.

[127]    SA Government, Submission 364, p. 9.

[128]    Mr Paul Pierotti, President, Griffith Business Chamber, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 11.

[129]    Mr Paul Pierotti, President, Griffith Business Chamber, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 11.

[130]    Mr Tim Grieger, Executive Officer, South Australian Fresh Fruit Growers Association, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2015, p. 21.

[131]    The Hon. Peter Walsh MLA, Member for Murray Plains, Victoria, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 74.

[132]    Prof. Mike Young, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 6.

[133]    Prof. Mike Young, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 6.

[134]    SA Government, responses to questions on notice, received 17 February 2016, p. 14.

[135]    SA Government, http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/river-murray/river-restoration-and-environmental-water/Coorong_Lower_Lakes_Murray_Mouth (accessed 11 February 2016).

[136]    SA Government, http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/river-murray/river-restoration-and-environmental-water/Coorong_Lower_Lakes_Murray_Mouth (accessed 11 February 2016).

[137]    SA Government, http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/river-murray/river-restoration-and-environmental-water/Coorong_Lower_Lakes_Murray_Mouth (accessed 11 February 2016).

[138]    SA Government, http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/river-murray/river-restoration-and-environmental-water/Coorong_Lower_Lakes_Murray_Mouth (accessed 11 February 2016).

[139]    SA Government, http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/managing-natural-resources/river-murray/river-restoration-and-environmental-water/Coorong_Lower_Lakes_Murray_Mouth (accessed 11 February 2016).

[140]    MDBA barrages fact sheet, All about the barrages, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_barrages.pdf (accessed 11 February 2016).

[141]    Murray-Darling Basin Authority, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/archived/annualreports/mdbc/ar0405/enlargement/chp2_lowerlakes.htm (accessed 27 February 2016).

[142]    Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 17.

[143]    Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 17.

[144]    MDBA barrages fact sheet, All about the barrages, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_barrages.pdf (accessed 11 February 2016).

[145]    MDBA, answer to question on notice no. 34, received 3 February 2016.

[146]    MDBA barrages fact sheet, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_barrages.pdf (accessed 11 February 2016).

[147]    MDBA barrages fact sheet, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_barrages.pdf (accessed 11 February 2016).

[148]    MDBA barrages fact sheet, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_barrages.pdf (accessed 11 February 2016).

[149]    MDBA barrages fact sheet, p. 3, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/FS_barrages.pdf (accessed 11 February 2016).

[150]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard,
8 December 2015, p. 3.

[151]    Mr Colin Grundy, Director, Mundoo Pastoral Company Pty Limited, Committee Hansard,
8 December 2015, p. 29.

[152]    Mr Colin Grundy, Director, Mundoo Pastoral Company Pty Limited, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 29.

[153]    Mr Neil Shillabeer, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 21.

[154]    Mr Stan Dineen, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2015, p. 31.

[155]    Cr Terence Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 8.

[156]    Mr Ken Jury, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 30.

[157]    Cr Neville Jaensch, Mayor, Coorong District Council, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 37.

[158]    Mr Colin Grundy, Director, Mundoo Pastoral Company Pty Limited, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 14.

[159]    Mr Colin Grundy, Director, Mundoo Pastoral Company Pty Limited, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 14.

[160]    Mr Garry Hera-Singh, Chairman, Southern Fishermen's Association, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, pp 24–25.

[161]    Mr Bill Paterson, Chairman, Community Advisory Panel for the Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 34.

[162]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice (information provided by MDBA), received 2 October 2015, p. 9.

[163]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice (information provided by MDBA), received 2 October 2015, p. 9.

[164]    Ramsar Convention, http://www.ramsar.org/about-the-ramsar-convention (accessed 10 February 2016).

[165]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 18.

[166]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice, received 2 October 2015, p. 11.

[167]    Mr Greg Manning, Assistant Secretary, Wetlands Policy and Projects Branch, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 18.

[168]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice, received 2 October 2015, p. 11.

[169]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice (information provided by MDBA), received 2 October 2015, p. 12.

[170]    Mrs Sharon Starick, Presiding Member, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2015, p. 32.

[171]    Mr Neil Shillabeer, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 17.

[172]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard,
8 December 2015, p. 3.

[173]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 3.

[174]    Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 17.

[175]    Mr Ken Jury, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 13.

[176]    Mr Ken Jury, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 13.

[177]    Mr Neil Shillabeer, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 17.

[178]    Mr Mike South, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 19.

[179]    Satellite image of the Murray mouth, courtesy of Google Maps, (accessed 27 February 2016).

[180]    Mr Thomas Chapman, Director, The Marina Hindmarsh Island, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 44.

[181]    SA Government, responses to questions on notice, received 17 February 2016, p. 8.

[182]    SA Government, responses to questions on notice, received 17 February 2016, p. 8.

[183]    Mr Ken Jury, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 13.

[184]    Mr Ronald Pike, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 51.

[185]    Mr Neil Eagle, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 61.

[186]    Mr Adrian Pederick, Local state member for Hammond, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 26.

[187]    Mr David Dreverman, Executive Director, River Management Division, MDBA, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp 44–45.

[188]    SA Government, responses to questions on notice, received 17 February 2016, p. 6.

[189]    Cr Keith Parkes, Mayor, Alexandrina Council, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 28.

[190]    Natural Resources, SA, South East, Coastal action plan heritage and geology, 14 May 2014, p. 124.

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[2]        Mr Chris Berg, Senior Fellow, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Public Affairs, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 16.

[3]        MDBA, Submission 243, p. 11.

[4]        MDBA, Submission 243, p. 11.

[5]        Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 6.

[6]        Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 6.

[7]        Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 24.

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[9]        Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 24.

[10]      The Hon. Peter Walsh MLA, Member for Murray Plains, Victoria, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 66.

[11]      MDBA, Submission 243, p. 14.

[12]      Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p. 6.

[13]      Department of the Environment, Submission 50, pp 6–7.

[14]      Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation,
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[15]      Mr David Parker, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 31.

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[20]      Mr David Parker, Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 31.

[21]      Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, pp 23–24.

[22]      Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, pp 23–24.

[23]      Mr Peter Gooday, Assistant Secretary, Farm Analysis and Biosecurity Branch, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Science, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 24.

[24]      Mr Peter Gooday, Assistant Secretary, Farm Analysis and Biosecurity Branch, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Science, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 24.

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[35]      Mr Jeff Odgers, Director, Bega Cheese, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 28.

[36]      Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, pp 28–29.

[37]      Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 28.

[38]      Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 28.

[39]      Mr John Brady, CEO, Kagome Australia, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 22.

[40]      Mr John Brady, CEO, Kagome Australia, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 22.

[41]      Mr John Brady, CEO, Kagome Australia, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, pp 27–28.

[42]      Ms Jacqueline Knowles, Natural Resources Management Manager, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp. 27–28.

[43]      Ms Jacqueline Knowles, Natural Resources Management Manager, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp. 27–28.

[44]      Mr Thomas Rooney, President, Waterfind Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 7.

[45]      Mr Alister Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Waterfind Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard,
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[46]      Mr Alister Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, Waterfind Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard,
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[47]      Mr Paul Pierotti, President, Griffith Business Chamber, Committee Hansard,
27 October 2015, p. 13.

[48]      Mr Paul Pierotti, President, Griffith Business Chamber, Committee Hansard,
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[49]      Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 26.

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[53]      Victorian Water Register, http://waterregister.vic.gov.au/water-entitlements/carryover/carryover-rules (accessed 1 March 2016).

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[56]      Mr Neil Eagle, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 59.

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[63]      Mr John Brady, CEO, Kagome Australia, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 22.

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[65]      Mr Neil Eagle, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 59.

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[67]      Victorian Farmers Federation, responses to questions on notice, received 11 December 2015,
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[68]      Victorian Farmers Federation, responses to questions on notice, received 11 December 2015,
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[70]      CEWH, Submission 45, p. 2.

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[77]      Mr Christopher Rawlins, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 26 October 2015, p. 23.

[78]      Cr Mark Hall, Councillor, E Ward, Lachlan Shire Council, Committee Hansard,
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[79]      Mrs Sharon Starick, Presiding Member, South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2015, p. 31.

[80]      Ms Anne Hartnett, Chairman, River Lakes and Coorong Action Group, and Chairman, Point Sturt and Districts Landcare Group Inc., Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 36.

[81]      Cr Kevin Myers, Spokesperson, Murray Mallee Local Government Association, Committee Hansard, 9 December 2015, p. 3.

[82]      Ms Margaret Gambling, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 8 December 2015, p. 31.

[83]      Section 3(c), Water Act 2007.

[84]      Dr Rhondda Dickson, Chief Executive, MDBA, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 7.

[85]      Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 23.

[86]      Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 23.

[87]      Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 23.

[88]      Mr John Lolicato, Chairman, Murray Valley Private Diverters, Committee Hansard,
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[89]      Cr Terry Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils (RAMROC), Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 1.

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[91]      Mr Tom Chesson, Chief Executive Officer, National Irrigators Council, Committee Hansard,
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[92]      Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 23.

[93]      Cr Terry Hogan, Chairman, Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils (RAMROC), Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 1.

[94]      Mr Mark McKenzie, Chief Executive, New South Wales Irrigators' Council,
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[95]      Mr Neil Eagle, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 54.

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[97]      Professor Briscoe, Submission 2 to that inquiry, p. 4.

[98]      Professor Briscoe, Submission 2 to that inquiry, p. 4.

[99]      Mr Malcolm Peters, Chair, Northern Basin Advisory Committee, MDBA, Committee Hansard, 29 September 2015, p. 42.

[100]    MDBA, responses to questions on notice, received 23 February 2016, p. 5.

[101]    Note that this has not changed with the movement of water management from the Department of the Environment to the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in late 2015. The CEWH and CEWO still remain within the Department of the Environment.

[102]    Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Submission 45, p. 1.

[103]    Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Submission 45, p. 1.

[104]    Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Submission 45, p. 1.

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[106]    Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Submission 45, p. 1. For more detail, see p. 2 of the submission.

[107]    Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Submission 45, pp 2–3.

[108]    Mr Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia, Committee Hansard,
29 September 2015, p. 34.

[109]    Mr Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia, Committee Hansard,
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[110]    Mr Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia, Committee Hansard,
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[111]    Dr Arlene Harriss-Buchan, Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 13.

[112]    Mr Stuart Brown, Milk Supply Manager, Tatura Milk Industries, Committee Hansard,
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[113]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 29.

[114]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016,
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[120]    MDBA website http://www.mdba.gov.au/publications/mdba-reports/basin-wide-environmental-watering-strategy-2014 (accessed 22 February 2016).

[121]    Mr Colin Mues, Executive Director, Environmental Management Division, MDBA,
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[122]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 27.

[123]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 27.

[124]    http://www.mdba.gov.au/publications/mdba-reports/basin-annual-environmental-watering-priorities-2015-16 (accessed 22 February 2016).

[125]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 30.

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[128]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 13.

[129]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 28.

[130]    CEWH, responses to questions on notice, received 2 February 2016, p. 2.

[131]    CEWH, Submission 45, p. 2.

[132]    CEWH, Submission 45, p. 3.

[133]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[134]    CEWH, http://www.environment.gov.au/node/40825 (accessed 22 February 2016).

[135]    CEWH, http://www.environment.gov.au/node/40825 (accessed 22 February 2016).

[136]    Ms Juliet Le Feuvre, Healthy Rivers Campaign Manager, Environment Victoria,
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[137]    Ms Juliet Le Feuvre, Healthy Rivers Campaign Manager, Environment Victoria,
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[138]    Cr Kevin Myers, Spokesperson, Murray Mallee Local Government Association,
Committee Hansard, 9 December 2015, p. 4.

[139]    Mr Richard Anderson, Chair, Water Council, Victorian Farmers Federation,
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[140]    Mr Gavin McMahon, Chief Executive Officer, Central Irrigation Trust, Committee Hansard,
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[141]    Mr Roger Knight, Farmer/Managing Farmer, Nyton Park Agriculture, Committee Hansard,
5 November 2015, p. 25.

[142]    Mr Roger Knight, Farmer/Managing Farmer, Nyton Park Agriculture, Committee Hansard,
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[143]    Mr John Lolicato, Chairman, Murray Valley Private Diverters, Committee Hansard,
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[144]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[145]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[146]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[147]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice, received 2 October 2015, p. 6.

[148]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice, received 2 October 2015, p. 6.

[149]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice, received 2 October 2015, p. 6.

[150]    Department of the Environment, responses to questions on notice, received 2 October 2015, p. 6.

[151]    Dr Arlene Harriss-Buchan, Healthy Rivers Campaigner, Australian Conservation Foundation, Committee Hansard, 6 November 2015, p. 11.

[152]    Native Fish Strategy 2003-2013, via MDBA website, p. 1, http://www.mdba.gov.au/publications/mdba-reports/native-fish-strategy-murray-darling-basin-2003-2013 (accessed 19 February 2016).

[153]    Native Fish Strategy 2003-2013, via MDBA website, p. 1, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/NFS-for-MDB-2003-2013.pdf
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[154]    Native Fish Strategy 2003-2013, via MDBA website, p. 1, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/NFS-for-MDB-2003-2013.pdf
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[155]    Native Fish Strategy 2003-2013, via MDBA website, p. 2, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/NFS-for-MDB-2003-2013.pdf
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[156]    A technical report assessing the key outcomes of the strategy was prepared for the MDBA by the Institute for Applied Ecology at the University of Canberra, http://www.finterest.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NFS-Technical-Report-FINAL-April-2014.pdf (accessed 22 February 2016).

[157]    Cr Leigh Wilson, Mayor, Campaspe Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2016, p. 2.

[158]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[159]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[160]    MDBA, responses to questions on notice, received 3 February 2016, p. 3.

[161]    Mr Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia, Committee Hansard,
29 September 2015, p. 34.

[162]    Mr Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia, Committee Hansard,
29 September 2015, p. 34.

[163]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard,
8 December 2015, p. 10.

[164]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016,
pp 31–32.

[165]    Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016,
 pp 31–32.

[166]    CEWH, responses to questions on notice, received 2 February 2016, p. 1.

[167]    CEWH, responses to questions on notice, received 2 February 2016, p. 1.

[168]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard,
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[169]    CEWH, responses to questions on notice, received 2 February 2016, p. 1.

[170]    CEWH, responses to questions on notice, received 2 February 2016, p. 1.

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[172]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard,
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[173]    Dr Jennifer Marohasy, Spokesperson, Myth and the Murray, Committee Hansard,
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[174]    Mr Neil Eagle, private capacity, Committee Hansard, 5 November 2015, p. 54.

[175]    Cr Peter Laird, Mayor, Carrathool Shire Council, Committee Hansard, 27 October 2015, p. 17.

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[179]    Mr Anthony Wass, Committee Person, Macquarie Marshes Environmental Trust,
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[180]    Mr Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia, Committee Hansard,
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[190]    Mr David Dreverman, Executive Director, River Management Division, MDBA,
Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 45.

[191]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 4.

[192]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 32.

[193]    Mr David Dreverman, Executive Director, River Management Division, MDBA,
Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 45.

[194]    SA government, responses to questions on notice, received 17 February 2016, p. 7.

[195]    SA government, responses to questions on notice, received 17 February 2016, p. 7.

[196]    Basin Salinity Management 2030 (BSM2030), p. vii, via MDBA website: http://www.mdba.gov.au/publications/mdba-reports/basin-salinity-management-2030 (accessed 17 February 2016).

[197]    Independent Report, via MDBA website, http://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/IAG-Salinity-report-2013-14.pdf (accessed 18 February 2016).

[198]    Basin Salinity Management 2030 (BSM2030), pp 7–10.

[199]    MDBA, Submission 243, p. 4.

[200]    Mr David Dreverman, Executive Director, River Management Division, MDBA,
Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 45.

[201]    Basin Salinity Management 2030 (BSM2030), p. 8.

[202]    Basin Salinity Management 2030 (BSM2030), p. 8.

[203]    Basin Salinity Management 2030 (BSM2030), p. 6.

Dissenting Report - Australian Greens

[1]        Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (2014), Lake Albert Scoping Study Options Paper, Government of South Australia, p. 69.

Dissenting Report - Australian Labor Party

[1]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Watering Strategy 2013-2014, p. 1.

[2]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Supplementary Submission 243.1, p. 1.

[3]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Watering Strategy 2013-2014, p. 2.

[4]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 1.

[5]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p. 1.

[6]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Watering Strategy 2013-2014, p. 9.

[7]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Supplementary Submission 243.1, p. 6–7.

[8]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Watering Strategy 2013-2014, p. 8.

[9]        Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Supplementary Submission 45.1, Case Studies.

[10]      Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016,
pp 32–36.

[11]      Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Supplementary Submission 45.1, p. 2.

[12]      Mr David Papps, Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, Commonwealth Environmental Water Office, Department of the Environment, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, p. 32.

[13]      Dr Jacki Schirmer, Submission 211; Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, Appendix 5; Mr Ian Thompson, First Assistant Secretary, Sustainable Agriculture and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2015, p. 25.

[14]      Mr David Dreverman, Executive Director, River Management Division, Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Committee Hansard, 5 February 2016, pp 44–45.

Dissenting Report - Senator Nick Xenophon

[1]        Professor Michael Young, Submission 348, p. 1.

Appendix 3 - Recent history of basin water reform[1]

[1]        Department of the Environment, Submission 50, p.10.

Appendix 4 - Roles and responsibilities for Murray–Darling Basin water reforms[1]

[1]        Murray-Darling Basin Authority, Submission 243, p.43. The table has been reproduced in a different format to the original, to increase font size.