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(c) has industry reporting materials published by the Commonwealth.

 (2) Participating jurisdictions shall not require an occupier of a reporting facility within its legislative control to furnish mandatory transfer data, otherwise required under clause 9, unless or until industry reporting materials for transfers have been published by the Commonwealth.

15 Emission and transfer estimation techniques

 Each participating jurisdiction shall ensure that, in estimating emission data and mandatory transfer data for the purposes of furnishing information under clause 9, each occupier of a reporting facility within its jurisdiction:
 (a) if an estimation technique is set out in the relevant industry reporting materials for that type of reporting facility, applies either:

  (i) that estimation technique; or

  (ii) any other estimation technique which the relevant jurisdiction has agreed is likely to provide more representative emission or transfer data than the technique set out in the relevant industry reporting materials;
 (b) if no estimation technique is set out in the relevant industry reporting materials which relates to a specific process carried out at the reporting facility or means of emission or transfer of waste from the reporting facility, applies any estimation techniques which the relevant jurisdiction has agreed are likely to provide emission or transfer data for that process or means of emission or transfer;
 (c) documents any technique applied under subparagraph (a) (ii) or paragraph (b)
 (d) retains any data which may be required by participating jurisdictions to verify the emission or transfer data for the time period required by that jurisdiction from the date on which a report was provided to the participating jurisdiction; and
 (e) provides these data to the participating jurisdiction as required.

16 Accuracy of information

 Before providing data to the Commonwealth under clauses 19 and 21, each participating State and Territory shall, for each reporting facility located within that State or Territory undertake any reasonable action within its powers which it considers necessary for that particular reporting facility to confirm the accuracy of the information furnished by the occupier.

17 Assessment of integrity of data

 Each participating State or Territory shall conduct assessments of integrity of reported emission and transfer data, from reporting facilities located within its jurisdiction, in accordance with preferred outcomes and procedures as agreed between participating jurisdictions.

18 Data — Commonwealth requirement

 The Commonwealth shall require the emission and mandatory transfer data provided by its facilities to be subject to assessments under clause 17, except in cases of exemption under clause 23.

19 Information from reporting facilities supplied to the Commonwealth

 On or before 31 December each year, each participating State or Territory shall provide to the Commonwealth the following information in an agreed format for each reporting facility located within that State or Territory: