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the volume of any transfer; or
 (b) a spelling error in a record; or
 (c) an abbreviation of the first names of a transferor or transferee.

 (5) A licensing authority that receives a report mentioned in paragraph (3) (b) of this step must:
 (a) give any explanation of the discrepancy to the Authority, within 14 days after receiving the report; and
 (b) in consultation with the Authority, promptly seek to resolve the discrepancy.

 (6) If a discrepancy is not resolved within the same month in which a licensing authority receives a report mentioned in paragraph (3) (b) of this step, the Authority must:
 (a) inform the Interstate Water Trade Taskforce; and
 (b) report the discrepancy to the independent auditor referred to in subclause 16 (5) of Schedule D to the Agreement, for that year.

Step 9 Preparation of interstate transfer report

 (1) The Authority must, within 30 days after the end of each quarter, prepare and give to each Contracting Government and every licensing authority within each State an interstate transfer report with respect to the preceding quarter.

 (2) A report referred to in clause (1) of this step must set out the following information with respect to each valley for which a valley account is kept under clause 11 of Schedule D:
 (a) the number of interstate transfers under this protocol;
 (b) the volume of water represented by such transfers;
 (c) the number and type of discrepancies that have not been resolved under clause (5) of step 8, and the name of the relevant licensing authority for each discrepancy;
 (d) any other information, comment or recommendation that the Authority thinks appropriate.

Notes

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.