Health Based Targets Information Session
27-Mar-2025
About this event
Background:
On 18 December 2024, the Queensland Audit Office (QAO) published a performance audit report titled "Managing Queensland’s regional water quality." The report recommends that the Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteers (DLGWV) develop a pathway for water service providers to adopt health-based targets in the production of potable water. This pathway should include:
- Assessing the regulatory impact of fully implementing the targets and the public health risks of not adopting them, including identifying costs and benefits.
- Publishing an implementation plan with a timeline and communication strategy to provide councils with more clarity for their infrastructure and operational planning.
Purpose:
The session aims to:
- Provide an overview of the operation and effect of the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
- Explain what Health Based Targets are and how they interact with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines.
- Highlight challenges to the efficient and equitable implementation of Health Based Targets across Queensland.
- Identify key strategies for implementing changes towards the introduction of Health Based Targets and the effective regulation of the drinking water sector.
Working Agenda:
The information session will be held on the evening of Thursday, 27 March 2025, kindly hosted by KPMG at Level 11, 80 Ann Street.
| 5:30pm |
Open – Networking Drinks and Canapés |
| 6:00 to 6:05pm |
Overview and Welcome (Jim Grayson) |
| 6:05 to 6:20pm |
QAO report and focus upon HBT recommendations (speaker TBC) |
| 6:20 to 6:40pm |
Associate Professor Helen Stratton to provide an overview of Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and the proposed introduction of Health Based Targets |
| 6:40 to 7:00pm |
Dr. Georgina Davis from Queensland Water Directorate to discuss the merits of change and the challenges faced by her membership |
| 7:00 to 7:10pm |
Peter Beaton, Queensland Water Sector Lead from KPMG, to discuss governance and demonstrating due diligence to the Drinking Water Regulator |
| 7:10 to 7:30pm |
Roundtable discussion and opportunity for questions |
| 7:30 to 7:35pm |
Thanks and roundup |
| 7:35 to 8:00pm |
Networking Drinks and Canapés |
| 8:00pm |
Close |
This session will provide valuable insights and foster discussions on the integration of Health Based Targets into the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, ensuring a collaborative approach to improving water quality management in Queensland.
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