Annual Reports
Annual reports summarise activities from the previous financial year. They are required under the Water Act 2007 (Cth).
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Annual Work Plans
Annual work plans set key outcomes and priorities for the next financial year. They are required under the Water Act.
Go to Annual Work Plans.
Are you compliant?
Find out more on how to comply in your catchment with key compliance considerations.
Go to Are you compliant?
Audits
Audit information includes reports on the best course of action, snapshots of facts and findings, and responses from those examined.
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Community Sentiment Surveys
Community sentiment surveys set a baseline of trust and confidence in Murray-Darling Basin water management and track its performance over time.
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Consultations
Consultations with stakeholders help the Inspector-General hear and consider different views on how work is conducted.
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Expectations and Intent
The Australian Government water minister sets performance expectations and the Inspector-General responds with a Statement of Intent.
Go to Expectations and Intent.
Freedom of Information
Appropriate information sharing is guided by the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Go to Freedom of Information.
How we work
Regulatory functions and powers set out in the Water Act are supported by regulatory policy, principles and procedures, known as frameworks.
Go to How we work.
Inquiries
Inquiries look at how Basin governments and agencies enact commitments as part of water reform agreements.
Go to Inquiries.
Investigations
Investigations help the Inspector-General decide how to respond to what is reported or discovered.
Go to Investigations.
Media Hub
The in-house media and communications team has production capabilities, public documents, speech transcripts, an image library, and more.
Go to Media Hub.
Memoranda of Understanding
Terms of inter-agency collaboration are set out in memoranda of understanding, or agreements, with Basin water managers.
Go to Memoranda of Understanding.
Murray-Darling Basin Map
Find out about catchments, ecology and water use in the Murray-Darling Basin, part of Australia’s largest river system.
Go to Murray-Darling Basin Map.
Powers and functions
The Inspector-General's powers and functions focus on the integrity of the management of Basin water resources.
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Reviews and reports
Publications of facts and findings across compliance, performance, metering, trade price reporting and other tools and measures.
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Strategic Plan 2023-26
The current Strategic Plan describes what the agency is seeking to achieve from 2023 to 2026.
Go to Strategic Plan 2023-26.
Submissions
Insights on Basin water management via submissions to other governments and agencies help ensure the Basin Plan 2012 is effective.
Go to Submissions.
Water's Edge Podcast
Water’s Edge breaks down the rules and regulations of water compliance in the Basin into easy-to-understand information.
Go to Water's Edge Podcast.
Who is the Inspector-General?
Find out about the office of the Inspector-General of Water Compliance, the integrity agency for the Basin.