Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:section:86c
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 86C
Character Range: 311132–312260

86C  Additional matters relating to monitoring, assessment and risk management
 (1) The Basin Plan must also specify:
 (a) arrangements for monitoring matters relevant to critical human water needs, including monitoring the quality, quantity and flows of surface water, the health of ecosystems and social impacts on communities; and
 (b) the process for assessing, and managing risks to critical human water needs associated with, inflow prediction:
 (i) in the River Murray System; and
 (ii) in relation to works that are under the control of the body that is entitled, under the Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997 of New South Wales, to the Snowy water licence within the meaning of that Act; and
 (c) the risk management approach for inter‑annual planning relating to arrangements for critical human water needs in future years.
 (2) The risk management approach referred to in paragraph (1)(c) must address the making of decisions about whether water is:
 (a) made available, in a particular year, for uses other than meeting critical human water needs; or
 (b) set aside for critical human water needs in future years.