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Impacts of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023 on NSW regional communities

Please note that due to poor weather on June 10, the Committee was unable to land at Griffith Airport and was diverted back to Sydney. The hearings at Griffith and Deniliquin scheduled for 10 June and 11 June 2025 have been postponed.

We apologise for the inconvenience and will reschedule the hearing for a later date in July or August 2025. We will provide further information publicly once hearing dates are confirmed and will contact affected witnesses directly.

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This inquiry is established to examine and report on the impacts of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023 on NSW regional communities.

 

The Committee will look into major changes from recent federal legislation, such as

  • the impact of reintroducing buybacks
  • risks to achieving legislative outcomes, such as reducing unlicensed take of water
  • the impact of environmental water rules and rules-based changes in NSW
  • options to improve government programs aimed at offsetting the impacts of buybacks.

 
Chair: Butler, Roy (IND, LA Member)
Deputy Chair: Bali, Stephen (ALP, LA Member)
Members: Clancy, Justin (LIB, LA Member)
Kaliyanda, Charishma (ALP, LA Member)
Kirby, Warren (ALP, LA Member)
Stuart, Maryanne (ALP, LA Member)
Williamson, Richie (NAT, LA Member)

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