A new study has found inconsistency in water laws between states is making it more difficult to prevent and punish theft.
"There's a balance and we hope the bureaucratic process and the parliamentary process can get it right," Mr Dodd said.A new study has found inconsistency in water laws between states is making it more difficult to prevent and punish theft to provide water security for primary producers who rely on the Murray-Darling Basin.
The study was prompted by comments made by the Inspector-General of Water Compliance Troy Grant during a recent Senate inquiry. "He's absolutely right and that has enormous costs, particularly, I suspect, for the environment which can be very vulnerable to theft because nobody is really out there on the side watching, compared to a farmer who could be expecting water to arrive," Dr Loch said.
"The basin plan coordinates an environmentally sustainable level of take from the wider basin perspective.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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