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- ↑ "About us". WaterNSW. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ↑ Investigation into complaints of corruption in the management of water in NSW and systematic non-compliance with the Water Management Act 2000 (Report). Independent Commission Against Corruption. November 2020. p. 8. Retrieved 30 July 2021.v
