Authority says findings will be considered

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has once again committed to considering the findings of the
Windsor Inquiry.

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Today the Chair of the Standing Committee on Regional Australia, Tony Windsor MP, stated that the
Inquiry into the Impact of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in Regional Australia will be reporting
outside its original timeframe

Following this announcement, the Chair of the Authority the Hon Craig Knowles said, "A lot of
people have made the effort to speak or write to the inquiry, and we don't want to go out with the
proposed Basin Plan until we've had a look at what the inquiry has found."

"This is what I've been saying about the Basin Plan not being just about science – there are other
issues at play here and we need to consider them all and make a judgement call."

"I appreciate that the Chair has come out and let everyone know that they'll be reporting soon so
that we can take that into account with our own timeframes," said Mr Knowles.

The proposed Basin Plan is due out mid-year.

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