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the participating jurisdiction within which the municipal district or group of municipal districts lies; and
 (b) within a timeframe agreed by jurisdictions in consultation with local government after the end of the financial year to which the information relates.

 (6) Participating jurisdictions should also report on participation in complementary collection systems for recyclables.

18 Supporting Data

  At least once every year, participating jurisdictions shall ensure that surveys of packaged products sold by retailers and/or surveys of brand owners represented in materials recovery systems to ascertain the effectiveness of the Measure in preventing free riding are carried out.

19 Information Relating to the Covenant

  For the Council to be able to publish a statement of overall national performance, on or before 31 December each year, the Commonwealth shall provide to the Council information received from the Covenant Council for the previous financial year in relation to:
 (a) membership of the Covenant expressed as both the number of signatories and the proportion of consumer packaging used in Australia represented by those signatories; and
 (b) the number of Action Plans lodged with the Covenant Council;
 (c) recovery and utilisation rates reported by Covenant signatories in accordance with their Action Plans under the Covenant, with reference to the key performance indicators and targets specified in the Covenant; and
 (d) a statement of interpretation of the information.

20 Commencement of Reporting

 (1) A participating jurisdiction shall not carry out an audit under subclause 16 (4) unless an audit methodology:
 (a) has been agreed between participating jurisdictions; and
 (b) has been published by the Commonwealth or participating States and Territories.

 (2) A participating jurisdiction shall not require a local government or grouping of local governments to give any information otherwise required under clause 17 unless a national reporting form:
 (a) has been agreed between participating jurisdictions in consultation with the relevant State/Territory Local Government Associations; and
 (b) has been published by the Commonwealth or participating States and Territories.

 (3) A participating jurisdiction shall not require a local government or grouping of local governments to give any information otherwise required under subclause 17 (1) (b) unless a national standard participation rate survey methodology:
 (a) has been agreed between participating jurisdictions in consultation with the relevant State/Territory Local Government Associations; and
 (b) has been published by the Commonwealth or participating States and Territories.

 (4) A participating jurisdiction shall not require a local government or grouping of local governments to provide information collected under clause 17 to any other participating jurisdiction unless a standard reporting format has been agreed between participating jurisdictions in consultation with the relevant State/Territory Local Government Associations.

 (5) Participating jurisdictions shall not require surveys to be conducted under clause 18 unless a standard survey methodology