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COMMITTEE SPLIT IN SENATE INQUIRY OF WATER TRIGGER POLICY

A senate inquiry into legislation surrounding the water trigger policy has failed to reach a verdict on which level of government should hold decision making powers.

Last year federal legislation was passed to ensure water resources were protected from CSG and coal mining activities.

The Senate Inquiry explored the idea of giving the state government power to assess and enforce the legislation – however the recommendation was rejected by half of the committee.

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