Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p53
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 53/154)
Character Range: 773325–775968

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       (2) The Authority must make appropriate adjustments to the allocation of water to New South Wales and Victoria in the upper River Murray so as to give effect to those States' obligations under clause 96.

    112. Commencement of Continuous Accounting of Carryover of Stored Water
Half the water in each major storage on 1 December 1989 is deemed to have been allocated to New South Wales and half to Victoria.

    113. Reallocation of Water Between New South Wales and Victoria
       (1) By agreement between New South Wales and Victoria, any quantity of water allocated to one of those States and in store in any of the upper River Murray storages or in transit in a specified part of the upper River Murray, may be exchanged for a quantity of water allocated to the other State and in store in another of the upper River Murray storages or in transit in another specified part of the upper River Murray, if such an exchange of water does not prejudice the entitlement of South Australia.
       (2) The Authority may at any time, with the consent of either New South Wales or Victoria, determine that certain quantities of water in transit in the upper River Murray are surplus to the requirements of that State and reallocate the whole or part of such quantities from that State to the other State.

    114. Efficient Regulation of the River Murray
Any water used by either New South Wales or Victoria or supplied to South Australia by either of those States is deemed to be provided from water allocated to that State and the Authority may, as necessary to ensure the availability of appropriately allocated water at the place of such use or supply, reallocate quantities of water in the upper River Murray but must not thereby alter the total quantities of water allocated to New South Wales or Victoria respectively, in the upper River Murray.

    115. Accounting Procedures
Subject to clauses 112, 113, 114, 116 and 121, the quantity of water in any part of the upper River Murray and which is allocated to either New South Wales or Victoria is deemed:
(a) to increase in any period by the quantity of water allocated to that State flowing into that part in that period; and
(b) to decrease in any period by any quantities of water ‑
              (i) used by that State by way of diversion or loss from that part in that period; or
              (ii) passed from that part in that period for ‑

                 •   downstream use by that State,

                 •   supply by that State to South Australia,

                 •   conveyance to another part of the upper River Murray as water allocated to that State; or