The Plan It sets limits on the quantities of surface water and groundwater that may be taken from the Basin's resources.

This article highlights legislative and policy developments which will affect the Australian resources industry.

What are the recent reforms under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill?

This is an update to the previous article regarding new water legislation for petroleum tenure holders in Queensland.

The Water Act 2000 (Qld) has recently been amended to extend the expiry date on water licences to a period of 99 years.

If oceans and rivers are contaminated with PFAS, the fish and aquatic animals in those waterways could be contaminated.

Landholders should welcome these changes for compensation for damage to water bores caused by mining or gas development.

The Great Artesian Basin Strategic Management Plan is a strategy to regulate groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin.

These amendments will change the way resource authority holders take or interfere with surface and underground water.

The Qld Water Act will be reviewed in order to implement reforms to reduce red tape and to build on recent improvements.

Early signs of the replacement for the Wild River's legislation indicate that little will change under the new regime.

South Australia has announced a state Royal Commission to identify alleged water theft in the Murray-Darling basin.

The Qld Government announced that it will merge Seqwater, LinkWater and the SEQ Water Grid Manager, and abolish the QWC.

The explosion of interest in hydraulic fracturing to source natural gas and oil is a conundrum for various governments.

What do water rights include? Water allocation entitlements can fall within 2 categories.

The Senator's comments provide assurance that the policy will not be detrimental to the rights of affected irrigators.

The Four Corners program contained allegations which suggested that the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is being undermined.

The investment, technology upgrades and infrastructure needed for a truly sustainable global economy are not yet ready.

This plan to 'future-proof' Australia's water resources includes a five-point plan to safeguard the Murray-Darling Basin.

Murphy Operator Pty Ltd and two other plaintiffs have commenced a class action against Gladstone Ports Corporation Ltd (GPC) for loss and damage alleged to have arisen from GPC's Gladstone Port