The Sustainable Irrigation Program operates within Federal and State legislation, policies and strategies, as well as regionally-based plans and strategies. These include:

Schedule C of the Murray-Darling Basin Agreement

• Implementing the Basin Salinity Management Strategy
• Managing accountable actions for Salinity Registers
• Victoria's Annual Basin Salinity Management Strategy Report

Water Act (1989)

• Supporting development and management of water-use licences and associated Ministerial determinations
• Responsible for changes to Water-Use Objectives and Standard Conditions (including section 51 licence amendments)
• Developing and implementing Irrigation Development Guidelines

Irrigation and Drainage Memorandum of Understanding

• Convening and coordinating State Environment Protection Policy obligations for surface drainage to reduce river impacts

Statement of Obligations

• Catchment Management Authorities
• Rural Water Corporations - as they relate to use of water for irrigation and its impacts