Water Act 2007

Water Act 2007
Parliament of Australia
  • An Act to make provision for the management of the water resources of the Murray–Darling Basin, and to make provision for other matters of national interest in relation to water and water information, and for related purposes
CitationNo. 137, 2007 or No. 137, 2007 as amended
Territorial extentNew South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia
Enacted byHouse of Representatives
Royal assent3 September 2007
Administered byAgriculture, Water and the Environment
Legislative history
Bill titleWater Bill 2007
First reading08 August 2007
Second reading08 August 2007
Third reading14 August 2007
First reading15 August 2007
Second reading15 August 2007
Third reading17 August 2007
Status: In force

The Water Act 2007 (Cth),[1][2][3] is an Act of the Parliament of Australia. It is Australia's primary legislation that concerns the Commonwealth Government's powers over the Murray–Darling Basin, and is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.[1] The Act enables the Commonwealth to enforce compliance, enact intervention, and work with the Basin state governments (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Australian Capital Territory[4][2]) to achieve the Act's objectives which include the management of the Basin's water resources, addressing threats to the Basin, promoting the environmentally, economically and socially sustainable use of the Basin's resources, conservation of the Basin ecosystem, maximising the economic benefit to the Basin communities, and improving water security.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c Water Act 2007 (137). Parliament of Australia. September 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The Water Act". Murray–Darling Basin Authority. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b Monaghan, Joseph. "The Murray-Darling Basin Plan – courts and water use". Holding Redlich. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Basin Plan". SA Department for Environment and Water. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.