Why is the Bureau not issuing national water information standards to support the Regulations?
Water information is collected and reported using a variety of methods and standards across Australia. The Bureau recognises that the development of national standards is a major task and that the implementation of those standards will entail a significant change process for many water data collectors and managers. The Bureau will develop these new national standards in consultation with lead water agencies over the coming years. It is not envisaged that any standards will be issued before 2009. As a first step, the Bureau is setting up panels of water experts to tackle the development of particular standards.
