Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p67
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Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 67/128)
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(b) applies to Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory only in part, or subject to specified conditions,

        that provision takes effect according to its terms.

       (3) Unless otherwise indicated, a reference to a State Contracting Government includes a reference to the Government of the State of Queensland and the Government of the Australian Capital Territory.

       (4) The Governments of the State of Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory will share equally with other Contracting Governments such investigations, construction and administration costs, as defined in clause 71 of the Agreement, as are attributable to implementing this Schedule, except:

(a) where the Committee determines otherwise, under sub‑clause 72(1) of the Agreement; or

(b) to the extent that this Schedule provides otherwise in clauses 13 and 48; or

(c) for such of those costs that are referred to in paragraphs (a), (f) and (j) of the definition of "investigations, construction and administration costs" in clause 71 of the Agreement; or

(d) where the cost is attributable to a matter set out in sub‑clause 37(4) of the Agreement.

PART II — ACCOUNTABILITY FOR SALINITY IMPACTS

    4. Accountability for Salinity Impacts

       (1) A Contracting Government must not, and must ensure that any public authority responsible to it does not undertake, alter or cease, or permit the undertaking, alteration or cessation of, any action that may have a Significant Effect except in accordance with this Schedule.

       (2) Each State Contracting Government must undertake actions in accordance with this Schedule necessary to meet that Government's End‑of‑Valley Targets.

    5. Determining Baseline Conditions

       (1) This clause establishes the process for determining the baseline conditions contributing to the movement of salt through land and water upstream of:

(a) an End‑of‑Valley Target site determined under this clause; and

(b) the Basin Salinity Target site at Morgan,

        but does not refer to the baseline conditions defined in clause 2 of Schedule E of the Agreement.

       (2) The estimated baseline conditions relating to the salinity, salt load and flow regime —

(a) at the Basin Salinity Target site at Morgan as at 1 January 2000; and

(b) at each site at which each State Contracting Government proposes to measure that Government's compliance with an End‑of‑Valley Target (if adopted) for the portion of the Murray‑Darling Basin within that State, as at 1 January 2000,

        are those approved —

(c) under clause 5 of the former Schedule; or

(d) by the Authority in accordance with this clause.

       (3) The Australian Capital Territory must, as soon as practicable, prepare and give to the Authority estimated baseline conditions relating to the salinity, salt load and flow regime at each site at which it proposes to measure that Government's compliance with an End‑of‑Valley Target (if adopted) for the