Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p84
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 84/154)
Character Range: 859335–862252

months after such designation.
       (2B) If salinity credits or salinity debits arising from an Accountable Action are attributed to the Collective Account in accordance with clause 21A, then the Contracting Government that the Committee, under paragraph 21A(3)(b), determines is responsible for monitoring the Accountable Action must give the Authority a proposed monitoring program to monitor the salinity impacts of the Accountable Action.
       (3) The Authority may, in accordance with any BSM procedures:
(a) accept a program given to it under sub‑clause 27(1), 27(2) or 27(2A); or
(b) accept that program with any amendment made by the Authority; or
(c) decline to accept the program, setting out its reasons.
       (4) The Authority may, from time to time, give directions to a Constructing Authority under paragraph 61(1)(a) of the Agreement to ensure that any Joint work or measure or any S&DS work or measure is monitored efficiently and effectively.
       (5) The Committee may make BSM procedures to ensure that any Accountable Action or Delayed salinity impact is monitored efficiently and effectively.

    28. Monitoring Accountable Actions and monitoring for Delayed salinity impacts
       (1) A Contracting Government nominated under sub‑clause 56(5) of the Agreement in respect of a Joint work or measure must monitor the salinity impacts of that Joint work or measure in accordance with a program accepted by the Authority under clause 27.
       (2) A State Contracting Government must, in accordance with a program accepted by the Authority under clause 27:
(a) monitor the salinity impacts of a State Action in the State; and
(b) monitor for Delayed salinity impacts in that State.
       (3) A Contracting Government mentioned in subclause 27(2B) must, in accordance with a program accepted by the Authority under clause 27, monitor the salinity impacts of an Accountable Action which the Committee determines it is responsible for monitoring.
       (4) A Contracting Government nominated under subclause 56(5) of the Agreement in respect of an S&DS work or measure must monitor the salinity impacts of that S&DS work or measure in accordance with a program approved under clause 12 of the former Schedule, unless and until the Authority alters it, and thereafter in accordance with the altered program.
PART VII—REPORTING, AUDIT AND REVIEW

    29. Reports by State Contracting Governments
       (1) A State Contracting Government must, in accordance with any BSM procedures, prepare:
(a) a status report for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2017 and every second financial year; and
(b) a comprehensive report for the financial year commencing on 1 July 2018 and every second financial year.
       (2) A State Contracting Government must give the report to the Authority as soon as practicable after the end of the financial year to which the report relates and, in any case,