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Research

Through our research, the Commission contributes to the public debate and encourages informed policy discussion.

The Commission has a statutory mandate to conduct a program of research to support its inquiries, annual reporting and other responsibilities, including promoting community awareness and understanding of various productivity and regulatory issues.

Coleambally Irrigation Co-operative Limited (PDF - 138k)

Submission DR77 for Market Mechanisms For Recovering Water In The Murray-darling Basin View full list


with the suggestion on page 125 that Government might direct the money that might be spent on assisting modernisation of a critically important industry towards “training and job search services, ... created independent bo

Date received: 15 Feb 2010

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (PDF - 1009k)

Submission DR103 for Murray-darling Basin Plan: Five-year Assessment View full list


an independent review of inter-jurisdictional governance arrangements for the Basin, being. ... independent reviews to be conducted into whether the resources allocated to the WESA is sufficient to.

Date received: 10 Oct 2018

Council of Mayors (SEQ) Pty Ltd (PDF - 1232k)

Submission 77 for Australia's Urban Water Sector View full list


to conduct an independent review of price increases to SEQ water and sewerage. ... In 2009, the Queensland Government released an independent review of State Government Boards, Committees and Statutory Authorities (the Weller Review) which proposed using

Date received: 7 Jan 2011

Dr Ron Ben-David (PDF - 910k)

Submission DR158 for Australia's Urban Water Sector View full list


Even where water providers have the power to earn monopoly rents, good governance, transparent arrangements, performance reporting and independent review should prevent this… ” (p.276). ... complacency. It would render any attempt at establishing

Date received: 9 Jun 2011

Jan Beer and Ken Pattison (PDF - 581k)

Submission DR96 for Murray-darling Basin Plan: Five-year Assessment View full list


undertaking a review of measures put forward by Basin jurisdictions to address constraints in the river system”. ... Review of the WESA (completed by 30 September 2019) should assess the Australian Government’s water recovery strategy.

Date received: 7 Oct 2018

Professor Terry Dwyer (PDF - 473k)

Submission 57 for Australia's Urban Water Sector View full list


for. For example, if you choose to wash down your patio with a hose because it does a better and cleaner job than sweeping (and runs off to water the lawn ... It made, and still makes, economic sense for the fixed costs of network infrastructure to be

Date received: 24 Nov 2010

Waterwise Systems Pty Ltd (PDF - 2644k)

Submission DR113 for Australia's Urban Water Sector View full list


Private Partnerships (PPP) desalination projects may exceed that of the National Broadband Network, however this is. ... community a business case for the proposed plant, and that experts review the business case and.

Date received: 18 Apr 2011

Agritech Smartwater (PDF - 4131k)

Submission DR126 for Australia's Urban Water Sector View full list


Prior to the last election the current State Government released a press statement promising another Independent Review of Wellington Dam and the Upper Collie River Basin if elected. ... This process poses the obvious question as to why the government

Date received: 22 May 2011