Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00795:schedule:1:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00795
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 3/11)
Character Range: 6848–9910

Agreement;
         (c) a reference to a person includes a corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, authority, trust, state or government;
         (d) the singular includes the plural and vice versa
         (e)  a reference to any gender includes the other gender;
         (f) a reference to any agreement or document is to that agreement or document (and, where applicable, any of its provisions) as amended, novated, supplemented or replaced from time to time; and
         (g) a reference to "amendment" includes addition, alteration, deletion, extension, modification and variation.

    1.4 In this Agreement, headings are for convenience of reference only and do not affect interpretation.

    1.5 In the interpretation of a provision of this Agreement, a construction that would promote the purpose or object underlying the Agreement (whether or not that purpose or object is expressly stated in the Agreement) will be preferred to a construction that would not promote that purpose or object.

    1.6 Questions of interpretation of this Agreement are to be raised in the Ministerial Forum.

Part II ‑ Purpose and Objectives

Purpose

    2.1 The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for the development or adoption, and implementation of Policies and Strategies concerning water and related natural resources in the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area to avoid or eliminate so far as reasonably practicable adverse cross‑border impacts.

Objectives

    2.2 The objectives of this Agreement are:
         (a) to provide a means for the Parties to come together in good faith to achieve the purposes of the Agreement;
         (b) to define a process and context for raising and addressing water and related natural resource management issues in the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area that have cross‑border impacts, particularly those related to water quantity and quality, and flow regimes;
         (c) to establish institutional arrangements for the development or adoption of Policies and Strategies and for the adoption of any relevant management plans established by a State;
         (d) to provide for each of the Parties, so far as they are able within their respective jurisdictions, to progress the implementation of Policies and Strategies developed or adopted under this Agreement and to make management decisions and allocate resources accordingly;
         (e) to provide a mechanism to review Policies and Strategies;
         (f) to provide for the Parties to jointly promote and support the management of water and related natural resources through a cooperative approach between community, industry and other stakeholders, and all levels of government in the sustainable management of the Lake Eyre Basin Agreement Area;
         (g) to encourage, promote and support water and related resource management practices which are compatible with the spirit and intent of the Agreement;
         (h) to encourage and promote research and monitoring to improve understanding and support informed decision making in the Lake Eyre