Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p53
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 53/128)
Character Range: 218950–221731

Victoria must be adjusted so that the difference between those quantities is the same as the difference in the allocated quantities at the beginning of that period.

    122. Accounting for Dilution Flows

       (1) Whenever the Authority directs under clause 98 that the flow of water is to exceed the water order at a particular point, unless the Ministerial Council determines otherwise, the proportion of the water order attributed respectively to New South Wales and Victoria must be increased by such amounts as tend most to equalise the respective allocations to New South Wales and Victoria of the total flow at that point.

       (2) For the purpose of this clause the "water order" is the flow of water at a particular point which is necessary:

(a) to meet diversions by New South Wales and Victoria, losses and dilution flows downstream of that point;

(b) to meet South Australia's entitlement; and

(c) to supply storages downstream of that point.

SUBDIVISION E ‑ PERIODS OF SPECIAL ACCOUNTING

    123. Declaration of Periods of Special Accounting

       (1) Unless the Authority is satisfied that the reserve allocated to either New South Wales or Victoria at the end of the following May will be greater than 1,250,000 megalitres, the Authority must declare a period of special accounting between that State and South Australia.

       (2) A period of special accounting:

(a) may be declared at any time after the end of July in any year and before the end of May in the following year;

(b) unless the Ministerial Council decides otherwise, will be deemed to have commenced on 1 August in that year, whenever it is in fact declared.

    124. Variation of Navigation Depths During Restrictions

The Authority may vary the depth of water to be maintained immediately downstream of a lock under sub‑paragraph 68(1)(b)(i), during any period of special accounting.

    125. Special Accounts to be Kept

Throughout any period of special accounting declared for New South Wales or Victoria, separate accounts must be kept by the Authority of:

(a) all water diverted from the upper River Murray by the State;

(b) the difference between ‑

(i) the sum of all water entering the Upper River Murray downstream of Doctors Point from ‑

                •   any tributary within that State other than the River Darling, and

                •   any artificial outfall from that State approved by the Ministerial Council for the purposes of clause 108; and
(ii) any water allocated to that State which flows to South Australia in excess of South Australia's entitlement under clause 88 or 90.

If (ii) exceeds (i), the account kept under this paragraph must be set at zero;

(c) all water allocated to that State which is supplied by it to meet South