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Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan— NSW Murray–Darling Basin Fractured Rock) Instrument 2022

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  • Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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F2022L0148521 November 2022

On 29 August 2025, the Federal Court of Australia handed down its judgment in the matter of Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations v Commonwealth [2025] FCA 1029. The Court declares that the Water (Accredited Water Resource Plan – NSW Murray-Darling Basin Fractured Rock) Instrument 2022 (Cth) is invalid and of no effect for failure to comply with s 63(5) of the Water Act 2007 (Cth).


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