Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p69
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 69/154)
Character Range: 819255–822249

incurred because of the salinity of the water used, as calculated in accordance with BSM procedures;
 "Baseline Conditions" means the conditions that contributed to the movement of salt through land and water within the Murray‑Darling Basin on 1 January 2000.
 "Baseline Date" means:
              (i) with respect to New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia—1 January 1988; and
              (ii) with respect to Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory—1 January 2000;
 "Basin Plan Water" means Commonwealth environmental water holdings or other held environmental water that is held by a State Contracting Government to offset the reduction in the long‑term average sustainable diversion limit.

    Note—For reductions in the long‑term average sustainable diversion limit, see section 75 of the Act and subsection 6.13(3) of the Basin Plan.

 "Basin Salinity Management 2030" means the strategy of that name adopted by the Ministerial Council on 27 November 2015, as amended from time to time.
 "Basin Salinity Management Strategy" means:
              (i) before the replacement of the former Agreement on 15 December 2008—Schedule C to that former Agreement as in force on and after 1 November 2002 until immediately before the replacement of the former Agreement; and
              (ii) on and after the replacement of the former Agreement—Schedule B to the Agreement as in force immediately before the commencement of the Water Amendment (Murray‑Darling Basin Agreement—Basin Salinity Management) Regulations 2018.
 "Basin Salinity Target" means the target referred to in clause 7;
 "Benchmark Period" means the period from 1 May 1975 to 30 April 2000, or such other period as the Authority, on the advice of the Committee, may from time to time determine;
 "BSM procedures" has the meaning given by subclause 40A(1).
 "BSMS works or measures" means works or measures entered on a Register maintained under the Basin Salinity Management Strategy as BSMS works or measures.
 "Collective Account" means information included in Register A under the heading Collective Account.
 "Commonwealth Account" means information included in Register A under the heading Commonwealth Account.
 "Delayed salinity impact" means a salinity impact which occurs after 1 January 2000, but which:
              (i) in the case of New South Wales, Victoria or South Australia, is attributable to an action taken or decision made in that State before 1 January 1988; and
              (ii) in the case of Queensland or the Australian Capital Territory, is attributable to an action taken or decision made in that State before 1 January 2000;
 "End‑of‑Valley Target" means a target set out in Appendix 1 as amended from time to time by the Ministerial Council under clause 9 and includes a reference to the relevant End‑of‑Valley Target site;
 "End‑of‑Valley Target site" means a site specified in Appendix 1 for an End‑of‑Valley Target.
 "former Schedule" means Schedule C of the former Agreement;