Murray–Darling Basin: Accountability Statement
1. This water accounting report has been prepared and presented in accordance with the Australian Water Accounting Standards, with the following exceptions:
- No assurance statement was prepared because the practice of assurance of water accounting is currently in development.
- Notes on the quantification approaches and levels of uncertainty are incomplete because the knowledge base is often inadequate.
- No information is disclosed about material events that occurred after 30 June 2015, such as extreme precipitation and significant water rights purchases. This information is publicly available elsewhere.
2. The report has been compiled from the best data available, as detailed in the water accounting statement notes, in the time available to compile it from a number of sources. The Bureau of Meteorology takes a nationally-consistent approach to report preparation and presentation. Therefore, for a few items there may be local data of higher quality that were not used.
3. All significant and specific interpretations of the Australian Water Accounting Standard 1 for the purpose of the preparation of this report are explained in the 'Water accounting policies' note. The Bureau of Meteorology is responsible for these interpretations.
Ian Prosser
Assistant Director, Water Information Services
Bureau of Meteorology
24 June 2016