NSW minister forced to correct record on number of water prosecutions
by Anne Davies from on (#3HEQR)
Niall Blair corrects statistics provided to state parliament from WaterNSW
A New South Wales minister has been forced to correct the parliamentary record on the number of prosecutions by WaterNSW for breaches of water laws, saying that his department had provided him with figures found "not to be accurate".
The Guardian revealed last week that the New South Wales ombudsman was investigating whether WaterNSW - the body responsible for compliance with the state's water laws - had misled the ombudsman when it provided data last year on the number of prosecutions and enforcement actions it had taken in the previous 15 months.
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