Published Resources Details
Book
- Title
- Securing healthy coastal rivers : a strategic perspective
- Imprint
- Healthy Rivers Commission of New South Wales, Sydney, April 2000, v, 99 p. ; 26 cm. pp
- ISBN/ISSN
- 095772683X
- Format
- Description
Peter J. Crawford was the first and only NSW Commissioner for Healthy Rivers connected with the NSW Department of Primary Industries (also know as the Department of Agriculture).
- Abstract
The Healthy Rivers Commission (HRC) was established in November 1995 as part of the NSW Government's water reform programme. (1) The Commission was established under section 23 of the State Pollution Control Commission Act 1970, but the precise date of commencement is difficult to determine.
The purpose of the Commission was to conduct independent public Inquiries into selected NSW rivers and make recommendations to the government on appropriate long-term approaches and strategies to achieve environmental, social and economic objectives for the river systems investigated. (2) Various government departments, including the Department of Land and Water Conservation, made submissions to the Healthy Rivers Commission. (3) The Commissioner provided advice directly to the NSW Government via the Minister for the Environment. (4) The first and only Commissioner was Dr Peter Crawford. The first inquiry, into the Williams River, began in March 1996. [Source: ARDC Research Data Australia https://researchdata.edu.au/agy-3860-healthy-rivers-commission/166598 2026-06-15]