Over the past twenty years Australian parliaments have undertaken a national program of fundamental law reform to address the competing interests of humans and our ecosystems. The resultant state and territory legislation is the product of the most significant reforms since water resources statutes were first enacted over a century ago. The Commonwealth Parliament has entered the field of water resource management and, with the support of some state-referred legislative powers, has enacted a framework for the national oversight of water resources management . The authors explain in practical terms how the new water resources legislation seeks to implement the national reform policies
Completely reviewed and updated to include areas such as the emergence of water markets, the 2013 Intergovernmental Agreement on Implementing Water Reform in the Murray-Darling Basin, and the future of National Water Policy, this second edition of Water Resources Law is an invaluable resource for practitioners, academics, environmentalists, students and anyone interested in tracing the legal history and policy development of these reforms.
Important Features:
A definitive and scholarly treatise
Covers each Australian jurisdiction
Authoritative and accessible
Informative and analytical
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Alex Gardner is Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Australia and Adjunct Professor, The Australian Centre for Environmental Law at ANU. He is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia.
Richard Bartlett is an Emeritus and Adjunct Professor of Law in the School of Law and Chair of the Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law at The University of Western Australia. He teaches mining law, resources law and native title at undergraduate, postgraduate and professional levels.
His recent research has encompassed native title and resource development in Australia, and First Nation land rights in Canada. He appeared before the High Court in several leading Australian native title cases and his writings have been cited by the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Canada.
Dr Janice Gray is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Private and Commercial Law, Faculty of Law and Justice, at the University of New South Wales, Sydney where she was formerly a full time academic for many years.
Rebecca Nelson is Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, and a Fellow (Non-Resident) of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. She is also a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
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