The ACCC has responsibilities in relation to water markets, water trading and water delivery services in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) under the Water Act 2007.
The ACCC also has responsibilities in relation to third party access to water–related infrastructure under Part IIIA of the Trades Practices Act 1974.
The ACCC does NOT have any role in relation to:
urban water supplies
water resources other than MDB resources.
Public forums: draft water market rules and draft water charge (termination fee) rules
The public forums on the draft water market rules and draft water charge (termination fee) rules are now complete.
For those who were unable to attend the forums and for those wishing to review the material, a copy of the ACCC presentations can be found below.
Interested stakeholders are encouraged to make a written submission on the draft water market rules and draft water charge (termination fee) rules to inform the final advice to the Minister.
Contact details and ACCC Water email distribution list
If you would like to be placed on the distribution list to receive updates on developments in this area, please send your email contact details to: water@accc.gov.au
The ACCC has been conducting formal consultation since April 2008 on the development of its advice on water market rules and water charge rules. During this consultation stakeholders have indicated they want more time to consider the draft rules. Accordingly, the ACCC requested, and the Minister has granted an extension to the deadline for the provision of advice. As a result of the extension, an additional ‘position paper’ stage has been included to provide more time for stakeholders.
Water market rules are to relate to the actions of irrigation infrastructure operators that restrict or unreasonably delay transformation arrangements.
The Water Act 2007 requires the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to prepare a strategic plan for the integrated and sustainable management of water resources in the Murray-Darling Basin, called the Basin Plan. The Basin Plan must include rules for the trading or transfer of tradeable water rights r...
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