This Directions Paper outlines proposed reforms to the water resource regulatory framework and shows how different elements might fit together to provide a comprehensive and contemporary management framework.

This paper is seeking feedback on the broad suite of issues for reform and the possible responses identified. This paper does not seek to provide the solutions to the reform issues, but rather it outlines issues in order to seek feedback from the community on the broad directions of reform, prior to formulating the detail of the solutions.

Following this public consultation on the broad directions of reform, a series of policies and position papers will be developed on specific reform proposals for further consultation over coming months.