Inquiry into the Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Bill 2006
Information about the Inquiry
On 7 December 2006, the Senate referred the provisions of the above Bill to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report by 26 February 2007.
The main purpose of the Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Bill 2006 is to amend the Murray-DarlingBasin Act 1993 to approve and give effect to the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement Amending Agreement 2006 between the Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory, to amend the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement.
The effect of the Amending Agreement is to enable improved business practices for the Murray-Darling Basin Commission's water business – River Murray Water. The Amending Agreement also confirms that Queensland cannot be held liable for works and measures in which it is not directly involved.
Lodging submissions
Submissions are called for by 19 January 2007. Submissions become Committee documents and are only made public after a decision by the Committee. Unauthorised release of submissions is not covered by parliamentary privilege. Further assistance can be obtained by phoning the secretariat on (02) 6277 3511.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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