450GL Purchase Program

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Status: Answered

Asked by: Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan

Committee: Environment and Communications

Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Agency: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates

Question No: SQ26-000608

Asked: 8 June 2026

Answer due: 16 July 2026

Question

The work undertaken by Marsden Jacobs in 2005, which informed the Social and Economic ''considerations'' provided to the Minister as part of the 450GL purchase program, looked at industry impacts, but this was not detailed in the considerations report - why was that? 1. Why wasn't further work undertaken to further assess localised and industry-specific assessments of the economic productivity losses resulting from Commonwealth water buybacks undertaken to meet the 450 GL water target? 2. Will this assessment be completed?

Answer

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