Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 6/128)
Character Range: 95883–98951

—  PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
2. Definitions
PART II — CALCULATING WATER VOLUMES
3. The Snowy Scheme And The River Murray
4. The Snowy Scheme And The Murrumbidgee River
5. Excess Snowy River Releases
6. Snowy River Release Shortfalls
7. Accounting For Water Releases
PART III — WATER ACCOUNTING
8. Entitlements Of New South Wales And Victoria To Use Water
9. Water Estimated To Be Under The Control Of The Authority
10. Allocation of Water to New South Wales and Victoria
11. Tributary Inflows
12. Use By New South Wales And Victoria Of Allocated Water
13. Required Annual Release Shortfalls
14. Other Water Accounting Provisions
PART IV —  SNOWY‑MURRAY DEVELOPMENT (RIVER MURRAY) ENVIRONMENTAL ENTITLEMENTS
15. Translation Factors
16. Apportionment Of Environmental Entitlements
17. Valley Accounts
18. Long Term Diversion Caps
PART V —  RIVER MURRAY INCREASED FLOWS
19. Obligation Of Authority To Make River Murray Increased Flows
20. Environmental Objectives And Strategy For River Murray Increased Flows
21. Authority To Maintain River Murray Increased Flows Accounts
22. Binding Effect of Strategy
PART VI — NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION PROVISIONS
23. Authority To Be Informed Of New Proposals
24. Snowy Scheme Annual Water Operating Plan
25. Notifications Required
PART VII — ANALYTICAL MODELS
26. Developing Analytical Models
PART VIII — OTHER PROVISIONS
27. Inter‑Valley Water Transfers

MURRAY‑DARLING BASIN AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO ON                  2008 BY:

THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (the "Commonwealth"),

THE STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES ("New South Wales"),

THE STATE OF VICTORIA ("Victoria"),

THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND ("Queensland"),

THE STATE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ("South Australia"), and

THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY ("Australian Capital Territory").

THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS:

PART I ‑ INTERPRETATION

    1. Purpose

The purpose of this Agreement is to promote and co‑ordinate effective planning and management for the equitable, efficient and sustainable use of the water and other natural resources of the Murray‑Darling Basin, including by implementing arrangements agreed between the Contracting Governments to give effect to the Basin Plan, the Water Act and State water entitlements.

    2. Definitions

 In this Agreement save where inconsistent with the context:
"annual estimates" means estimates prepared under paragraph 74(1)(a).
"asset agreement" means the asset agreement, including any amendment to it, made under clause 55.
"asset management plan" means the asset management plan, including any amendment to it, approved under clause 53.
"Authority" means the Murray‑Darling Basin Authority established by the Water Act.
"Authority Chair" has the meaning given by the Water Act.
"Basin Community Committee" has the meaning given by the Water Act.
"Basin Plan" has the meaning given by the Water Act.
"Chief Executive" means the Chief Executive of the Authority.
"Commission" has the same meaning as "Murray‑Darling Basin Commission" under the Water Act.
"Committee" means the Basin Officials