Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p80
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 80/154)
Character Range: 848591–851620

subclause 20A(2), the Authority must, as soon as practicable:
(a) estimate the salinity credits or salinity debits of the Accountable Action or Delayed salinity impact; and
(b) amend the relevant Register accordingly.
       (4) Each relevant Contracting Government must give to the Authority all relevant information to assist the Authority to make an estimate under paragraph 20A(3)(a).

    21. Attributing Salinity Credits or Salinity Debits
       (1) Subject to subclause 21(2) and clause 21A, the Authority must, in accordance with any BSM procedures, attribute salinity credits or salinity debits:
(a) arising from a Joint work or measure, in accordance with clause 11; or
(b) arising from a State Action, to the State Contracting Government which undertakes that action; or
(c) arising from the delivery of Basin Plan Water, to the Commonwealth Account.
       (2) Despite paragraph 21(1)(b), where:
(a) there is an agreement referred to in clause 23, the Authority must, in accordance with any BSM procedures, attribute any salinity credits or salinity debits in accordance with that agreement; and
(b) two or more Contracting Governments together undertake the relevant State Action, the Authority must, in accordance with any BSM procedures, attribute any salinity credits or salinity debits arising from that action in the manner agreed between those Contracting Governments.

    21A. Attributing certain salinity credits or salinity debits to the Collective Account
       (1) The Authority must, in accordance with any BSM procedures, attribute salinity credits and salinity debits to the Collective Account if the credits or debits arise from an Accountable Action that is designated for the purposes of this subclause by:
(a) any BSM procedures; or
(b) the Committee.
       (2) For the purposes of subclause 21A(1), an Accountable Action does not include the delivery of Basin Plan Water.
       (3) If subclause 21A(1) applies, the Committee must determine which Contracting Government is to be responsible for the following:
(a) providing all relevant information about the Accountable Action to the Authority for the purposes of subclause 19(2);
(b) monitoring and reviewing the Accountable Action for the purposes of clauses 27, 28 and 33.

    21B. Establishing and maintaining a record of the proportions in which salinity credits and salinity debits are attributed
        The Authority must, in accordance with any BSM procedures, establish and maintain a record of the proportions in which salinity credits and salinity debits were attributed for Joint works or measures or S&DS works or measures under the following:
(a) the Salinity and Drainage Strategy;
(b) the Basin Salinity Management Strategy;
(c) this Schedule as in force on and after the commencement of the Water Amendment (Murray‑Darling Basin Agreement—Basin Salinity Management) Regulations 2018.

    22. When Salinity Credits and Salinity Debits must be entered on a Register
       (1) Subject to sub‑clause 16(3), when the Authority