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Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Act 2003 (Act No. 49 of 2003).

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2003
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to amend the Murray Darling Basin Act 1993, and for other purposes.
Subject
Water
Keyword
Sub-national agreement River basin institution Inland waters Governance
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Basin
Murray-Darling Basin
Abstract

The principal Act implements the Murray-Darling Agreement of 1992 (“Principal Agreement”) concluded between the Commonwealth and the States of New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and, at a later acceded to by Queensland. The Commonwealth, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria wish to amend certain provisions of the Principal Agreement which do not apply to Queensland; and add a further Schedule G to the Principal Agreement, which will not apply to Queensland, to make new arrangements for sharing water made available in the River Murray catchment above Hume Dam by the Snowy Scheme (Schedule G of the Agreement).

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Amends

Murray-Darling Basin Act 1993.

Legislation | Australia | 1993 (2008)

Keyword: Sub-national agreement, River basin institution, Governance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX