Water

The Basin Plan

Notice by Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council under Section 43A(7) Of the Water Act 2007

This notice advises that the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council (Council) and its members have comments on various aspects of the Altered Proposed Basin Plan transmitted to the Council on 6 August 2012. This notice specifies the views of the Council on the Proposed Basin Plan in accordance with section 43A(7) of the Water Act 2007.

Views expressed by the Council as a whole are set out in Attachment A of the notice.

Views expressed by one or more than one Council member but are not specified by the Council as a whole are set out as follows:

Council welcomes the Commonwealth Minister's assurance that he intends to actively work with jurisdictions prior to finalising suggestions to the MDBA under section 44(1) of the Water Act, and make public any suggestions he makes.

Issued by the Authority of the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council

27 August 2012