Impacts of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023 on NSW Regional Communities
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The committee in Investment, Industry and Regional Development held a public hearing in Griffith on 23 July 2025. This inquiry was established to examine and report on the impacts of the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Act 2023 on NSW regional communities.
The Committee is looking 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
Representatives from Leeton Shire, Murrumbidgee council, RAMJO, Griffith City Council, Murray Darling Association, Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, De Bortoli Wines Pty Ltd, Matrix Commodities Pty Ltd, Griffith Business Chamber, Leeton Business Chamber, Soroptomists International Griffith Inc, Murrumbidgee Irrigation, Murrumbidgee Groundwater Inc and Murrumbidgee Private Irrigators Inc, City of Wagga Wagga and Murray River Council presented at the Inquiry.
You can read the written submissions here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=3089#tab-submissions
A transcript of the inquiry will be available in coming weeks here: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details.aspx?pk=3089#tab-hearingsandtranscripts
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