Service standards for processing allocation and entitlement trade applications in the Murray-Darling Basin have been developed as part of COAG water reforms to improve the operation of the water market. The trade service standards for South Australia are:
Allocation Trade Service Standards
Entitlement Trade Service Standards
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Intra-state allocation trades
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90 Percent of allocation trades within 10 business days
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Interstate allocation trades
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90 Percent of allocation trades within 20 business days
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Approval Stage (intra-state and interstate)
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90 Percent of entitlement trades within 20 business days
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Registration Stage (intra-state and interstate)
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90 Percent of entitlement trades within 10 business days
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The allocation trade service standards commenced on 1 January 2009. The entitlement trade service standards, which apply only in relation to the River Murray Prescribed Watercourse, commenced on 1 July 2009.
Performance against the trade service standards is to be monitored and reported in accordance with Monitoring and Reporting Frameworks for Allocation and Entitlement Trades. Reporting of performance is on a cumulative basis for each water year, updated monthly.
Service standards for processing transfer of allocations in the McLaren Vale Prescribed Wells Area will be completed in a timeframe consistent with the trade service standards for South Australia. A new on-line application and self-assessment tool has been introduced into the McLaren Vale PWA, resulting in expected application processing times of 10 business days or less.
South Australia’s performance against the trade service standards is shown in the following tables:
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Water Allocation Trading 2021-22
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Watercourse Entitlement Trading 2021-22
| Allocation Trade Processing Times 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 |
Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Inter-State trade - % of trades processed within 20 business days |
595 |
100% |
90% |
| Intra-State trade - % of trades processed within 10 business days |
689 |
98.4% |
90% |
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Water Allocation Trading 2022-23
| Entitlement Trade Processing Times 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022 |
Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Approval process - % of trades approved within 20 business days |
197 |
98.48% |
90% |
| Registration process - % of trades registered within 10 business days |
197 |
98.48% |
90% |
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Watercourse Entitlement Trading 2022-23
| Allocation Trade Processing Times 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 |
Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Inter-State trade - % of trades processed within 20 business days |
562 |
99.64% |
90% |
| Intra-State trade - % of trades processed within 10 business days |
663 |
86.89% |
90% |
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Water Allocation Trading 2023-24
| Entitlement Trade Processing Times 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 |
Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Approval process - % of trades approved within 20 business days |
259 |
98.46% |
90% |
| Registration process - % of trades registered within 10 business days |
259 |
98.46% |
90% |
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Watercourse Entitlement Trading 2023-24
| Allocation Trade Processing Times 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 |
Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Inter-State trade - % of trades processed within 20 business days |
611
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97.05% |
90% |
| Intra-State trade - % of trades processed within 10 business days |
753
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93.49% |
90% |
| Entitlement Trade Processing Times 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 |
Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Approval process - % of trades approved within 20 business days |
202
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99.01% |
90% |
| Registration process - % of trades registered within 10 business days |
202
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99.01% |
90% |
South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Water Allocation Trading 2024-25
Allocation Trade Processing Times 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025
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Number of trades |
Performance against standard |
Intended service standard |
| Inter-State trade - % of trades processed within 20 business days |
794
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99.50% |
90% |
| Intra-State trade - % of trades processed within 10 business days |
973
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92.81% |
90% |