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Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 27/154)
Character Range: 705030–708057

a significant detriment to the Australian Capital Territory; or
(b) any decisions or actions taken within the Australian Capital Territory without reference to that provision might cause significant benefit or significant detriment to any part of the Murray‑Darling Basin within the Australian Capital Territory; or
(c) the Government of the Australian Capital Territory has incurred or may incur any financial obligation as a result of that provision.

    41. Application of Previous Ministerial Council Decisions to Queensland
       (1) The Ministerial Council may affirm that a policy, determination or decision of the former Ministerial Council applies to the State of Queensland.
       (2) Any such policy, determination or decision shall apply to the State of Queensland in whole or in part, or with such modification, as the Ministerial Council decides.
       (3) This clause applies only to policies, determinations or decisions made by the former Ministerial Council between 27 August 1986 and the first meeting of the former Ministerial Council after Schedule D of the former Agreement came into force.
       (4) Any policy, determination or decision referred to in sub‑clause (3) which is not affirmed by the Ministerial Council under sub‑clause (1) does not apply to Queensland.

    42. Application of previous Ministerial Council decisions to the Australian Capital Territory
       (1) Except as provided in this clause, every policy, determination or decision made by the former Ministerial Council before it approved Schedule H of the former Agreement, in relation to any provision or matter which, by virtue of this Part, applies in whole or in part to the Australian Capital Territory, applies to the Australian Capital Territory.
       (2) If the Ministerial Council allows, the Australian Capital Territory may propose to the Committee that a policy, determination or decision of the former Ministerial Council referred to in sub‑clause (1):
(a) should apply to the Australian Capital Territory; or
(b) should only apply to the Australian Capital Territory with modifications; or
(c) should not apply to the Australian Capital Territory.
       (3) The Committee shall consider any proposal made under sub‑clause (2) and may make such recommendations to the Ministerial Council about the proposal, as it thinks fit.
       (4) The Ministerial Council, after considering any recommendations made by the Committee, may either:
(a) adopt the proposal, with or without amendments; or
(b) reject the proposal.
       (5) Any policy, determination or decision referred to in sub‑clause (1), which is not mentioned in a proposal as adopted by the Ministerial Council under sub‑clause (4), ceases to apply to the Australian Capital Territory on the day on which that proposal is adopted by the Ministerial Council.
PART VII—INVESTIGATION, MEASUREMENT AND MONITORING

    43. Investigations and Studies
       (1) The Authority may co‑ordinate, carry out or cause to be carried out surveys, investigations and