Implications for long-term sustainable management of the Murray Darling Basin system

25 June 2009

© Commonwealth of Australia 2009
ISBN 978-1-74229-100-0

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Members of the Committee	(PDF 8KB)
Abbreviations	(PDF 7KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 50KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 13KB)
Terms of reference Conduct of inquiry Structure of the committee's report Acknowledgements A note on references
Chapter 2 - Governance arrangements under the Intergovernmental Agreement on Murray-Darling Basin Reform	(PDF 87KB)
Introduction Adequacy of current whole-of-Basin governance arrangements under the Intergovernmental Agreement
Chapter 3 - Implementation of the Basin Plan and water sharing arrangements	(PDF 74KB)
Introduction Implementation of the Basin Plan
Chapter 4 - Long-term prospects for the management of Ramsar wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin	(PDF 181KB)
Introduction Current status of Ramsar wetlands in the Murray-Darling Basin Prospects for the long-term management of Ramsar wetlands
Chapter 5 - Environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin	(PDF 201KB)
Introduction Water Entitlement Buyback Infrastructure Program Case Studies Issues raised on environmental water in the Murray-Darling Basin
Chapter 6 - The impacts of climate change and the likely future availability of water in the Murray-Darling Basin	(PDF 81KB)
Introduction Impacts of climate change on the Murray-Darling Basin Planning for the impacts of reduced water availability
Chapter 7 - Unregulated water interception activities	(PDF 83KB)
Introduction Water interception activities in the Murray-Darling Basin Regulation of water interception activities Harvesting of overland flows
Chapter 8 - Other issues	(PDF 90KB)
Introduction Progress in implementing National Water Initiative reforms State and territory water and natural resource management legislation and enforcement arrangements
Chapter 9 - Conclusions	(PDF 49KB)
Introduction Coorong and Lower Lakes The long term sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin
Minority Report - Australian Labor Party	(PDF 126KB)
Minority Report - Australian Greens	(PDF 70KB)
Additional Comments - Senator Nick Xenophon	(PDF 36KB)
Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 12KB)
Water Management in the Coorong and Lower Lakes The long term sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin
Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee	(PDF 24KB)
Water Management in the Coorong and Lower Lakes The long term sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin
Appendix 3 - Documents tabled at public hearings	(PDF 8KB)
The long term sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin Water Management in the Coorong and Lower Lakes The long term sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin

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Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
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Australia

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