Basin Plan 2012

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Basin Plan 2012 is an Australian water management plan that sets sustainable diversion limits and coordinated rules for sharing and protecting water resources across the Murray–Darling Basin.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian statutory instrument ⓘ
Murray–Darling Basin plan ⓘ
water management plan ⓘ
administeredBy Murray–Darling Basin Authority ⓘ
aimsTo coordinate water management across Basin states and the Commonwealth ⓘ
improve the health of rivers, wetlands and floodplains in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
limit the volume of water that can be taken from the Basin for consumptive use ⓘ
provide greater security and certainty for water users ⓘ
support the resilience of Basin ecosystems under climate variability and change ⓘ
appliesTo Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
basedOnAct Water Act 2007 ⓘ
cameIntoEffect 2012 ⓘ
coordinates environmental watering across the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
water sharing arrangements between Basin states ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
hasComponent Schedule 1 Basin water resources and areas ⓘ
Schedule 2 long‑term average sustainable diversion limits ⓘ
Schedule 3 water quality and salinity targets ⓘ
Schedule 4 water trading rules ⓘ
hasPurpose to manage water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin in an integrated and sustainable way ⓘ
to protect and restore environmental assets and ecosystem functions ⓘ
to provide for the use and management of Basin water resources in a way that optimises economic, social and environmental outcomes ⓘ
to set sustainable diversion limits for water extractions ⓘ
includesProvision environmental watering plan ⓘ
monitoring and evaluation framework ⓘ
requirements for reporting and compliance ⓘ
requirements for water resource plans ⓘ
sustainable diversion limits ⓘ
water quality and salinity management plan ⓘ
water trading rules ⓘ
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
legalStatus legally binding on the Commonwealth and Basin states ⓘ
protects key ecosystem functions in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
key environmental assets in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
water quality in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
water‑dependent biodiversity in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
regulates groundwater resources in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
surface water resources in the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
relatedTo Murray–Darling Basin Agreement ⓘ
National Water Initiative ⓘ
requires Basin states to prepare water resource plans consistent with the Basin Plan ⓘ
monitoring of social, economic and environmental outcomes ⓘ
periodic review and adjustment of sustainable diversion limits ⓘ
scope all Basin water resources as defined in the Water Act 2007 ⓘ
sets long‑term average sustainable diversion limits ⓘ
sustainable diversion limits for Basin water resources ⓘ
subjectTo amendment by legislative instrument ⓘ
review by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority ⓘ
supports water trading within and between Basin states ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Northern Basin (Murray–Darling Basin) → hasPolicyContext → Murray–Darling Basin Plan ⓘ
linked to: Basin Plan 2012
Water Act 2007 → requiresPreparationOf → Murray–Darling Basin Plan ⓘ
linked to: Basin Plan 2012
Basin Community Committee → relatedTo → Murray–Darling Basin Plan ⓘ
linked to: Basin Plan 2012
Water Management Act 2000 (NSW) → relatedTo → Murray–Darling Basin Plan ⓘ
linked to: Basin Plan 2012
Darling sub-basin → managementFramework → Basin Plan for the Murray–Darling Basin ⓘ
linked to: Basin Plan 2012