Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p147
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 147/154)
Character Range: 1028572–1031470

Australia; or
(b) transferring deferred water to a downstream major storage.

    26. Accounting for transmission losses during other periods
       (1) Subclause (2) applies during any period when:
(a) water spilling from a major storage is taken to be deferred water under clause 17; and
(b) the flow of water is only partly contained within river channels.
       (2) The Authority must estimate and attribute transmission losses resulting from the flow of water not contained within river channels during the period in accordance with any rules made under subclause 130 (12) of the Agreement.

    27. Adjusting accounts for normal river operations
       (1) The Authority may, from time to time, adjust an account as a consequence of normal river operations if, in the opinion of the Authority, it is necessary or appropriate to do so.
       (2) Without limiting subclause (1), the Authority may adjust an account:
(a) to incorporate recent hydrographic data; or
(b) to reflect alterations in the Authority's assumptions about water losses or diversions.
       (3) The Authority must notify each Committee member in writing whenever it adjusts an account under this clause.

    28. Reconciling accounts with Agreement requirements
       (1) As soon as practicable after the end of each year, the Committee member for South Australia must inform the Authority and the Committee member for each upper State in writing whether or not all regulated flows of deferred water released from major storages in the preceding year were in fact used by South Australia for either or both of the purpose of meeting critical human water needs or for private carry‑over.
       (2) As soon as practicable after the end of each year, and after taking into account any adjustments made under clause 27 in that year, the Authority must:
(a) examine each account in order to determine:
              (i) the extent to which South Australia was able to store deferred water in accordance with the Plan in the year; and
              (ii) the extent to which South Australia received deliveries of deferred water in accordance with the Plan in the year; and
              (iii) whether, in the year, storing deferred water under this Schedule has had an effect on either or both of:
                  (A) water availability for an upper State; and
                  (B) for deferred water stored for the purpose of meeting private carry‑over in South Australia—storage access by an upper State; and
(b) report its findings to the Committee.
       (3) Any difference or dispute arising about information given under subclause (1) or findings mentioned in subclause (2) must be resolved by any means specified for resolving similar differences or disputes by the document from time to time approved under clause 31 of the Agreement.

    29. Independent review of operation of Schedule
       (1) Each year the