NSWIC
NEW SOUTH WALES
IRRIGATORS’
COUNCIL	PO Box R1437 
Royal Exchange NSW 1225
Tel:  02  9251 8466
Fax:  02  9251 8477
info@nswic.org.au
www.nswic.org.au
ABN: 49 087 281 746	

Submission

Draft Amendments on Regulation of Water Market Trading

130508

Andrew Gregson
Chief Executive Officer

Introduction

NSW Irrigators’ Council (NSWIC) represents more than 12,000 irrigation farmers across NSW. These irrigators access regulated, unregulated and groundwater systems. Our members include valley water user associations, food and fibre groups, irrigation corporations and commodity groups from the rice, cotton, dairy and horticultural industries.

This document represents the views of those Members but does not preclude and of those Members from lodging separate submissions that may contain further information or detail specific to their interests.

General Comments

NSWIC has championed this issue for a considerable period of time.

We are very pleased that the Government has taken the matter seriously and has proposed an amendment to the Corporations Regulation to solve what could easily have become a serious problem for water markets.

NSWIC wholeheartedly supports the Draft Amendment and submits that it proceed to implementation without delay.

ENDS