Murray-Darling Basin: Breach of International Law?

The SMH released an article yesterday claiming that the federal government risks breaching international law if it does not fully protect wetlands in the Murray-Darling basin.

A national conference was held in Perth on Tuesday on the Government's responses to climate change.

Professor Gardner from the University of Western Australia's Law School stated that:

"The proposed basin plan needs to allocate enough water to sustain wetlands recognised as internationally important under the Ramsar Convention to ensure the federal government is not in breach of its obligations under the 2007 Commonwealth Water Act, If not, wetland conservation activists could seek redress in the High Court."

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