Shorter
version of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan five-year assessment – behind schedule, badly
managed by governments and agencies, based on too many false assumptions, evidence of unintended outcomes, not delivering on environmental needs, past excessive water extraction admitted, key risks not properly managed, expensive and no longer fully fit for purpose so in need of reform.
Australian Government
Productivity Commission,
25 January 2019:
Inquiry report
This report was sent to
Government on 19 December 2018 and publicly released on 25 January 2019.
The report makes
findings on progress to date in implementing the Basin Plan and recommendations
on actions required to ensure effective achievement of Basin Plan outcomes.
Most of our recommendations involve incremental improvements to the current
arrangements. Others are to provide the strong foundations needed for the Plan
to succeed — sound governance, good planning, and effective and adaptive
management.
Download the overview
Download the report
