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Former NSW deputy premier Troy Grant to head revamped Murray-Darling Basin compliance role
Former Nationals MP Troy Grant will oversee a new Murray-Darling Basin compliance body after his appointment today as Interim Inspector-General of Water Compliance (IIGWC).
Key points:
- Former NSW deputy premier Troy Grant has been named to the new role
- The position of Interim Inspector-General is merged with the MDBA’s compliance role
- The Government hopes to have the new role up and running by July 2021
As part of a $38 million shakeup of policing water rules across the basin, the role merges the existing Independent Inspector-General with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) Office of Water Compliance.
It will be run independent of the MDBA.
The Federal Government hopes legislation to establish the role will be passed in the first half…
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