Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008A00139:schedule:1:p65
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Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 65/128)
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salinity debits to Contracting Governments; and

(d) by providing for monitoring, assessing, auditing and reporting on matters set out in this Schedule and on progress in implementing the Strategy.

    2. Definitions

       (1) In this Schedule, unless the contrary intention appears:

(a)  "Accountable Action" means an action that:

(i) is undertaken after a relevant Baseline Date; and
(ii) the Authority has decided will have a Significant Effect under paragraph 18(1)(b); and
(iii) the Authority has entered in a Register.
           "action" means:
(i) any work or measure; and
(ii) any alteration to, or cessation of, any work or measure,

relevant to the purposes of this Schedule.
           "average salinity" means the average daily salinity of the River Murray calculated in accordance with protocols made by the Authority under clause 40;
           "average salinity costs" means the average costs to users of water from the upper River Murray and the River Murray in South Australia incurred because of the salinity of the water used, as calculated in accordance with protocols made by the Authority under clause 40;
           "Baseline Conditions" means the baseline conditions approved for the purposes of clause 5 of the former Schedule, or amended by the Authority in accordance with clause 5 of this Schedule;
           "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 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 may from time to time determine;
           "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 site at which the degree to which the relevant Government achieves that target is to be measured;
           "Former salinity and drainage work" means any work or measure entered on the Register maintained under the Salinity and Drainage Strategy, immediately before this Schedule took effect;
           "former Schedule" means Schedule C of the former Agreement;
           "Joint work or measure" means a work or measure authorised under clause 56 of the Agreement for the purposes of this Schedule;
           "Joint Program" means