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The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) proposes amendments to the Basin Plan.

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) proposes amendments to the Basin Plan.

Synthesises the Northern Basin Advisory Committee's (NBAC) advice and recommendations for implementing the Basin Plan in the North.

This document is an overview with key insights into the proposed changes to the Basin Plan that impact the northern Basin.

Advice for irrigators and water traders.

The Basin Plan requires the Murray–Darling Basin Authority to conduct an assessment of Monitoring, Evaluation Reporting (MER) relevant to Chapter 13 of the Basin Plan.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 10 and 11 September 2019 in Canberra against the backdrop of worsening drought in the Basin, with the Bureau of Meteorology advising that winter this year had been the driest since 1982 and the fourth driest on record. These conditions are reflected in extremely low storage levels in the northern Basin and low inflows continuing in the southern Basin.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) contracted an independent panel to review its sustainable diversion limit (SDL) accounting framework. The panel, consisting of Mr Graeme Turner (Chair), Mr Tom Vanderbyl (Badu Consulting P/L) and Dr Saideepa Kumar (University of Tasmania) submitted its report to the MDBA in June 2019.

The Murray–Darling Basin Authority met on 13-14 August 2019 in Dubbo, New South Wales.

At its meeting on 2–3 April 2019 in Canberra, the Murray–Darling Basin Authority reinforced its commitment to collaboration on the Basin Plan.