Coalition says it will consider breaking up Murray-Darling Basin Authority

Productivity Commission recommended separating management and compliance functions into two organisations

The water minister, David Littleproud, says he would be open to working with the basin states to discuss breaking up the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) between an agency and a regulator, as recommended by the Productivity Commission.

The PC’s five-year review into the management of the Murray-Darling basin said the dual roles of the MDBA – as a manager of the basin plan and a regulator that enforces compliance – were often in conflict.

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