Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p62
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Before settling a claim to which sub‑clause (1) refers, the Commonwealth must obtain the agreement of the State Contracting Government or Governments which will be liable to bear any part of a payment made in respect of that settlement because of the operation of either of clauses 145 or 146.

    148. Liability for Acts of Committee Members

Each Contracting Government must indemnify each Committee member appointed for or by that Contracting Government in respect of any act or omission of that Committee member and for any losses or costs incurred by that Committee member, in the bona fide execution of the powers vested in the Committee by or under this Agreement.

PART XVII ‑ TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND REVIEW OF SCHEDULES, RESOLUTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

    149. Definitions

In this Part:
"commencing day" means the day on which this Agreement comes into effect;
"current financial year" means the financial year during which this Agreement comes into effect;
"next financial year" means the financial year following the current financial year;
"transitional provisions" means transitional provisions contained in this Agreement and transitional provisions contained in or made under the Water Act that relate to the former Agreement.

    150. Transitional Provisions

       (1) Acts or things consistent with this Agreement done by or on behalf of a Contracting Government or the Authority, the Committee or the Commission in anticipation of this Agreement are deemed to have been done under and in accordance with its provisions.

       (2) Without limiting the generality of sub‑clause (2):

(a) any estimates for the current financial year sent by the Commission to the Contracting Governments before the commencing day are deemed to be estimates sent by the Authority in respect of that year;

(b) any moneys paid by a Contracting Government to the Commission before the commencing day are deemed to have been paid to the Authority under clause 75 for the current financial year;

(c) any moneys spent by the Commission before the commencing day in accordance with estimates referred to in paragraph (a) are deemed to have been spent pursuant to the Agreement for the current financial year;

(d) if the commencing day falls between 31 March and 30 June in any year, any estimates sent by the Commission to the Contracting Governments before that day for the next financial year are deemed to be estimates sent by the Authority for that next financial year.

       (3) Money of a kind referred to in clause 83 paid by a Contracting Government to the Commission in the current financial year is deemed to have been paid under that clause.

       (4) At the commencing day, the shares of the control of the transitional RMO assets will be retained by the Commonwealth, South Australia, New