Basin Plan 2012

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Basin Plan 2012 is an Australian water management plan that sets sustainable diversion limits and coordinated rules for sharing and protecting water resources across the Murray–Darling Basin.

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Murray–Darling Basin Plan 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian statutory instrument
Murray–Darling Basin plan
water management plan
administeredBy Murray–Darling Basin Authority NERFINISHED
aimsTo coordinate water management across Basin states and the Commonwealth
improve the health of rivers, wetlands and floodplains in the Murray–Darling Basin
limit the volume of water that can be taken from the Basin for consumptive use
provide greater security and certainty for water users
support the resilience of Basin ecosystems under climate variability and change
appliesTo Murray–Darling Basin NERFINISHED
basedOnAct Water Act 2007 NERFINISHED
cameIntoEffect 2012
coordinates environmental watering across the Murray–Darling Basin
water sharing arrangements between Basin states
country Australia
hasComponent Schedule 1 Basin water resources and areas
Schedule 2 long‑term average sustainable diversion limits
Schedule 3 water quality and salinity targets
Schedule 4 water trading rules
hasPurpose to manage water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin in an integrated and sustainable way
to protect and restore environmental assets and ecosystem functions
to provide for the use and management of Basin water resources in a way that optimises economic, social and environmental outcomes
to set sustainable diversion limits for water extractions
includesProvision environmental watering plan
monitoring and evaluation framework
requirements for reporting and compliance
requirements for water resource plans
sustainable diversion limits
water quality and salinity management plan
water trading rules
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
legalStatus legally binding on the Commonwealth and Basin states
protects key ecosystem functions in the Murray–Darling Basin
key environmental assets in the Murray–Darling Basin
water quality in the Murray–Darling Basin
water‑dependent biodiversity in the Murray–Darling Basin
regulates groundwater resources in the Murray–Darling Basin
surface water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin
relatedTo Murray–Darling Basin Agreement NERFINISHED
National Water Initiative NERFINISHED
requires Basin states to prepare water resource plans consistent with the Basin Plan
monitoring of social, economic and environmental outcomes
periodic review and adjustment of sustainable diversion limits
scope all Basin water resources as defined in the Water Act 2007
sets long‑term average sustainable diversion limits
sustainable diversion limits for Basin water resources
subjectTo amendment by legislative instrument
review by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority
supports water trading within and between Basin states

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Northern Basin (Murray–Darling Basin) hasPolicyContext Basin Plan 2012
this entity surface form: Murray–Darling Basin Plan