Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p72
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Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 72/128)
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Agreement.

       (5) The Ministerial Council may, upon the recommendation of the Committee:

(a) declare that any Joint works or measures must be treated as a State Action, in whole or in part; and

(b) amend Appendix 2 to the extent necessary to implement any declaration made under sub‑clause 12(4) or paragraph 12(5)(a).

    13. Participation by Queensland and Australian Capital Territory

       (1) Subject to sub‑clause 13(2), the Government of Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory (as the case requires) is not required to contribute to the costs of, nor will salinity credits or salinity debits be attributed to that Government in relation to:

(a) any joint work or measure undertaken under the Joint Program; or

(b) any Former salinity and drainage work.

       (2) The Committee may determine whether, and if so what:

(a) costs; or

(b) salinity credits or salinity debits,

        relating to a Joint work or measure undertaken after 1 January 2008 must be contributed by, or will be attributed to, the Government of Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory; and

(c) consequential adjustment may be necessary to the formula set out in clause 11.

    14. Co‑ordinating Joint Works and Measures

The Authority must co‑ordinate the activities of each State Contracting Government and its relevant Constructing Authority in undertaking a Joint work or measure.

PART V — THE REGISTERS

    15. Establishing the Registers

       (1) Register A and Register B established under the former Schedule are continued in existence in the form in which they were held, and containing the information they contained, immediately prior to commencement of this Schedule.

       (2) The Authority must maintain Register A and Register B in accordance with this Schedule and any protocols made by the Authority under clause 40.

       (3) The Authority must include the following matters on Register A:

(a) all Former salinity and drainage works; and

(b) except as provided in paragraph 15(4)(b), any action undertaken after a relevant Baseline Date that the Authority has declared has had, or may have, a Significant Effect.

       (4) The Authority must include the following matters on Register B:

(a) every Delayed salinity impact which the Authority considers may have a Significant Effect; and

(b) any action undertaken under this Schedule, expressly for the purpose of off‑setting a Delayed salinity impact which the Authority determines may otherwise occur, in accordance with any protocols made by the Authority under clause 40.

    16. Obligations of State Contracting Governments

       (1) A State Contracting Government must take whatever action may be necessary:

(a) to keep the total of any salinity credits in excess of, or equal to, the total of any salinity debits, attributed to it in Register A; and

(b) to keep the cumulative total of all salinity credits in