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to the temporary diversion provision.

5.02 Objectives and outcome for Basin Plan as a whole
(1) The objectives for the Basin Plan as a whole are:
            (a) to give effect to relevant international agreements through the integrated management of Basin water resources; and
            (b) to establish a sustainable and long‑term adaptive management framework for the Basin water resources, that takes into account the broader management of natural resources in the Murray‑Darling Basin; and
            (c) to optimise social, economic and environmental outcomes arising from the use of Basin water resources in the national interest; and
            (d) to improve water security for all uses of Basin water resources.
(2) The outcome for the Basin Plan as a whole is a healthy and working Murray‑Darling Basin that includes:
            (a) communities with sufficient and reliable water supplies that are fit for a range of intended purposes, including domestic, recreational and cultural use; and
            (b) productive and resilient water‑dependent industries, and communities with confidence in their long‑term future; and
            (c) healthy and resilient ecosystems with rivers and creeks regularly connected to their floodplains and, ultimately, the ocean.

5.03 Objectives and outcome in relation to environmental outcomes
(1) The objectives in relation to environmental outcomes are, within the context of a working Murray‑Darling Basin:
            (a) to protect and restore water‑dependent ecosystems of the Murray‑Darling Basin; and
            (b) to protect and restore the ecosystem functions of water‑dependent ecosystems; and
            (c) to ensure that water‑dependent ecosystems are resilient to climate change and other risks and threats; and
            (d) to ensure that environmental watering is co‑ordinated between managers of planned environmental water, owners and managers of environmental assets, and holders of held environmental water.
Note 1:  The fact that water storages and property (including floodplains) are under the control of various persons currently restricts the capacity to actively manage all water‑dependent ecosystems.
Note 2: Particular objectives relating to each of the objectives in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) are specified in Part 2 of Chapter 8.
(2) The outcome in relation to subsection (1) is the restoration and protection of water‑dependent ecosystems and ecosystem functions in the Murray‑Darling Basin with strengthened resilience to a changing climate.

5.04 Objective and outcome in relation to water quality and salinity
(1) The objective in relation to water quality and salinity is to maintain appropriate water quality, including salinity levels, for environmental, social, cultural and economic activity in the Murray‑Darling Basin.
Note: See also the water quality objectives for Basin water resources in Part 3 of Chapter 9.
(2) The outcome in relation to water quality and salinity is that Basin water resources remain fit for purpose.

5.05 Objective and outcomes in relation to long‑term average sustainable diversion limits
(1) The objective in relation