Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760:reg:24:p19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00760
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 24 (pt 19/36)
Character Range: 358578–361384

Basin Plan
(1) The Authority must complete a review of the social and economic impacts of the Basin Plan before the end of 2020 and within every 5 years thereafter.
(2) The review must be undertaken in consultation with the Basin States and relevant Commonwealth agencies.

        Division 4—Assessments of Basin condition

13.11 Periodic assessments of Basin condition
(1) The Authority may periodically undertake assessments of trends in the condition and availability of the Basin water resources and the social, cultural and economic contexts in which they are used, as revealed by monitoring information.
(2) An assessment must be undertaken in consultation with the Basin States, the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder and other relevant Commonwealth agencies.

        Division 5—Evaluations, reviews and audits to inform changes to, and implementation of, Basin Plan

13.12 Evaluations, reviews and audits to inform changes to, and implementation of, Basin Plan
(1) When:
            (a) proposing any amendments to the Basin Plan; or
            (b) unless a contrary intention appears from the Basin Plan—exercising powers or performing functions under the Basin Plan;
         the Authority and the Basin States must have regard to:
            (c) the findings and recommendations arising from any relevant evaluations under Division 1; and
            (d) the findings and recommendations of any relevant reviews conducted under Division 2; and
            (e) the findings and recommendations of any relevant audits conducted under Division 3B of Part 2 of the Act.
Note: Subdivision F of Division 1 of Part 2 of the Act sets out the process for amending the Basin Plan.
(2) If the Authority or a Basin State fails to comply with subsection (1) when exercising a power or performing a function under the Basin Plan, the exercise of the power or the performance of the function is not invalid by reason of the failure.

        Part 4—Reporting requirements

13.13 Definitions
In this Part:
reporter, for a matter listed in Schedule 12, means the person or body listed as the reporter for the matter.
reporting day, for a matter listed in Schedule 12, means 31 October in the calendar year in which a reporting period for the matter ends or such other day as is determined by the Authority.
reporting period, for a matter listed in Schedule 12:
            (a) if the matter is listed as a Category A matter—means the period of 5 years starting on the start day for the matter, and every successive period of 5 years; and
            (b) if the matter is listed as a Category B matter—means the period of 1 year starting on the start day for the matter, and every successive period of 1 year.
start day, for a matter listed in Schedule 12, means the day, being a day no later than 1 July