In some cases, these laws take the form of new “acts” with strong political commitment in the framework of nationwide water policy reform, which almost cancel out and replace previous legislation. For instance, in Australia, the 2007 Water Act (amended in 2008) established an independent Murray-Darling Basin Authority to ensure sustainable management of water resources in the national interest, and empowered the Bureau of Meteorology as the primary agency responsible for managing information regarding water, and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to provide national regulation and advice. In other cases, any new legislation enacted has to be consistent and in line with a “major” law passed in previous decades.