Water charge rules for planning and management, draft advice—May 2009

The Water Act 2007 (Cwlth) gave the Minister for Climate Change and Water new powers to regulate charges for water planning and water management activities in the Murray–Darling Basin. Under s. 93 of the Act, the minister asked the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to provide advice on the development of water charge rules for water planning and management charges. Any rules must contribute to the Basin water charging objectives and principles, which are based on commitments made by states in the National Water Initiative.