Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p70
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 70/128)
Character Range: 268085–271114

on what, if any, additional works or measures are necessary, desirable or convenient to meet the Basin Target.

       (3) The Ministerial Council:

(a) after considering the matters referred to it by the Authority, may adopt an End‑of‑Valley Target; and

(b) must resolve to amend Appendix 1 to include any target which it adopts.

    9. Reviewing and amending End‑of‑Valley Targets

       (1) The Authority must, at intervals of not more than 5 years, review the adequacy and appropriateness of each End‑of‑Valley Target.

       (2) The Authority, or the relevant State Contracting Government which nominated an End‑of‑Valley Target, may request the Ministerial Council to amend that target.

       (3) Where a State Contracting Government requests the Ministerial Council to amend an End‑of‑Valley Target, the Authority must consult that Government and the Committee before the Authority makes any recommendation under sub‑clause 9(4).

       (4) The Authority must recommend to the Ministerial Council whether or not the Ministerial Council should adopt a request made under sub‑clause 9(2).

       (5) In any recommendation made under sub‑clause 9(4), the Authority must set out:

(a) the Authority's estimate of the likely effects of meeting the nominated target on:

(i) significant environmental, economic, social and other characteristics in the upper River Murray and the River Murray in South Australia; and
(ii) meeting the Basin Salinity Target;

(b) the Authority's advice about whether the nominated target is contributing adequately to achieving the objectives of the Strategy;

(c) the Authority's opinion on what, if any, additional works or measures are necessary, desirable or convenient to meet the Basin Salinity Target; and

(d) any new information about any of those matters which has become available to the Authority, since the relevant End‑of‑Valley Target was adopted by the Ministerial Council, including information that has become available to the Authority due to the discharge of functions and exercise of powers under the Water Act.

       (6) The Ministerial Council:

(a) may, after considering the matters set out in any recommendation made to it by the Authority, amend an End‑of‑Valley Target; and

(b) must resolve to amend Appendix 1 to include any amended End‑of‑Valley Target.

PART IV — JOINT WORKS AND MEASURES

    10. Joint program

       (1) Subject to Part VIII of the Agreement, the Contracting Governments must implement a Joint Program of Joint works and measures under this Schedule:

(a) to maintain the quality of the upper River Murray and the River Murray in South Australia for agricultural, environmental, urban, industrial and recreational uses; and

(b) which is sufficient to have the cumulative effect of offsetting predicted future increases in average daily salinity at Morgan, arising from Accountable Actions and Delayed salinity impacts, by 61 E.C. (or by such other figure determined by the Ministerial Council from time to time)