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in water resource plans (Division 3);
            (c) salinity targets for the purposes of long‑term salinity planning and management for the Murray‑Darling Basin (Division 4).
Note 1: Schedule B to the Agreement also sets out targets for salinity management in the Murray‑Darling Basin. The provisions of that Schedule operate independently of, and are unaffected by, the targets in this Part.
Note 2: The targets in this Part also inform the matters listed in Schedule 12, by reference to which the effectiveness of the Basin Plan is to be evaluated. Basin States and Commonwealth agencies are required to produce reports on those matters: see section 13.14.
Note 3: See also section 13.08 which requires the Authority to review the targets in this Part.

9.11 Failing to achieve a target
The failure to achieve a target does not in itself mean that:
            (a) a person has acted inconsistently with the water quality and salinity management plan; or
            (b) a person is required to take particular action or refrain from taking particular action in response to the failure.

9.12 Most stringent target applies
If, for a Basin water resource, more than one target value set out in this Part applies for the same water quality characteristic (for example, salinity, nutrients, pesticides, pH, turbidity), the most stringent target value applies.

9.13 Guidelines
(1) The Authority may publish guidelines relating to the application of the targets set out in this Part, for example, recommending actions to be taken by relevant persons and bodies in order to achieve the targets or in the event that a target is not met.
(2) To avoid doubt, nothing in the Basin Plan binds any person or body to comply with the guidelines.

        Division 2—Targets for managing water flows

9.14 Targets for managing water flows
(1) The Authority must have regard to the targets in subsection (5) when performing its functions under the Agreement relating to the management of water flows.
(2) The Basin Officials Committee must have regard to the targets in subsection (5) when performing its functions under the Agreement relating to the management of water flows.
(3) An agency of a Basin State must have regard to the targets in subsection (5) when performing functions relating to the management of water flows.
(4) The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder, holders of held environmental water and managers of planned environmental water must have regard to the targets in subsection (5) when making decisions about the use of environmental water.
(5) For the purposes of subsections (1) to (4), the following targets apply:
            (a) to maintain dissolved oxygen at a target value of at least 50% saturation;
Note: This equates to approximately 50% oxygen saturation at 25°C and 1 atmosphere of