Documents Relating To NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption.

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The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder paused all watering actions using Commonwealth environmental water licences in NSW from 17 July 2025 due to changed NSW understanding of how held environmental water is treated under the NSW Water Management Act 2000 and related water-sharing policies. Minister Murray Watt's talking points confirm the pause affects Commonwealth and some NSW planned environmental water accounts across the state. The pause resulted from regulatory interpretation issues rather than the later ICAC referral regarding water use at Toorale in western NSW. The document indicates the pause creates negative environmental outcomes for Basin communities and that the CEWH was working urgently with NSW agencies to resolve the issues and recommence watering, though no timeline for resolution was specified.