Roles and Responsibilities Agreement

Learn how the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, WaterNSW and the Natural Resources Access Regulator work together.

In the foreground water is being sprayed into the air in a fan shape. In the background is a hill covered in trees. The sky is clear and blue. This is a photo from the Snowy Mountains.

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, WaterNSW and the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) have developed a Roles and Responsibilities Agreement that sets out in detail how these three agencies work together.

The Agreement came into effect on 30 June 2021.

Agreement

The Agreement sets out in detail each agency’s role in relation to key water management functions and provides frameworks for resolving any interagency issues and monitoring the performance of agencies against their responsibilities.

Download the Roles and Responsibilities Agreement (PDF. 1039KB)

Assistance

If you require assistance in reading these documents, please contact 1300 081 047 or water.enquiries@dcceew.nsw.gov.au