Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p138
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 138/154)
Character Range: 1005774–1008423

of an upper State; and
(c) applies during any period of water sharing under Division 1, 2 or 3 of Part XII of the Agreement, subject to any Schedule for water sharing made under clause 135 of the Agreement; and
(d) does not affect the ability of South Australia to store water under provisions of the Agreement other than clause 91.
PART 2 – STORING DEFERRED WATER

    5. Establishing initial volumes
       (1) The volume of deferred water held in each major storage at the date the Schedule takes effect is taken to be zero.
       (2) The Authority must enter the volumes mentioned in subclause (1) in the accounts established under subclause 20 (1).

    6. Permissible volume of deferred water
The volume of deferred water in each major storage must not exceed the total unused capacity of the major storage at any time.

    7. Planning for storage and delivery of deferred water
       (1) By the first day of every month, the Committee member for South Australia must give to the Authority and each upper State a draft Deferred Water Storage and Delivery Plan for at least the following 12 months, that estimates the deferred water to be stored and delivered in each of those months, under either:
(a) minimum inflow conditions; or
(b) other inflow conditions specified in the draft Plan.
       (2) A draft Plan must:
(a) nominate how much of the deferred water held in storage at the commencement of the Plan is for the purpose of meeting critical human water needs; and
(b) for each month of the Plan, provide for the delivery of deferred water for the purpose of meeting either or both critical human water needs and private carry‑over; and
(c) for each month of the Plan, nominate one or more preferred major storages in which water set aside as deferred water in that month might be stored; and
(d) for each month of the Plan, nominate one or more preferred major storages from which deferred water might be delivered; and
(e) for each month of the Plan, nominate any preferred transfers and substitutions of deferred water between major storages; and
(f) not provide for deferred water to be delivered in the same month as that water became deferred water.
       (3) The Authority must provide assistance and advice to the Committee member for South Australia for the preparation of any draft Plan if the Committee member for South Australia so requests.
       (4) When considering whether or not to approve a draft Plan, the Authority must comply with clause 50 of the Agreement.
       (5) Subject to subclauses (4), (6) and (7), the Authority must, within 14 days after receiving a draft Plan from the Committee member for South