Follow us on Linkedin 2023-2024 Water management plan audits
Status:
Audit reports provided
Number of plans audited:
8
Summary
We audited implementation of the following water management plans to ascertain whether the provisions of these plans are being given effect to, as required under Section 44 of the Water Management Act 2000:
- Paterson regulated river water source 2019
- Hastings and Bellinger water sources:
- Hastings unregulated and alluvial water sources 2019 (version effective 11 December 2020)
- Bellinger River Area unregulated and alluvial water sources 2020 (version effective 30 June 2020
- Inland groundwater water sources:
- Gwydir alluvial groundwater water sources 2020
- Lachlan alluvial groundwater water sources 2020
- Macquarie-Castlereagh groundwater water sources 2020
- Murray alluvial groundwater water sources 2020
- Murrumbidgee alluvial groundwater water sources 2020
While many provisions of all the above plans are being implemented, our audit concluded that on balance the provisions of these plans have not been given full effect to in accordance with the Act. The overarching consequence is that the objectives of the plans are unlikely to be achieved. The Minister for Water and audit agencies have responded to our audit recommendations (see below).
