The table below summarises the sources of national and cross-
border water trading rules in Australia. For further information
click the links below or seek advice from your local water
authorities. |Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water
Initiative||Nationally||The NWI represents a shared commitment
by governments to increase the efficiency of Australia's water
use, leading to greater certainty for investment and
productivity, for rural and urban communities, and for the
environment. Under the NWI, governments have made commitments
to: |Murray-Darling Basin Plan||Murray-Darling Basin|| The Basin
Plan provides a high level framework that sets standards for the
Australian Government, Basin States and the Murray-Darling Basin
Authority (Authority) to manage the Murray-Darling Basin's water
resources in a coordinated and sustainable way in collaboration
with the community. The purpose of the Basin Plan is to provide
for the integrated management of the Basin water resources in a
way that promotes the obj