Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557:schedule:1:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00557
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 8/154)
Character Range: 656189–658970

appointed to the Ministerial Council by that Contracting Government under clause 8.
"Ministerial Council" means the Ministerial Council established by Part III.
"Murray‑Darling Basin" has the meaning given by the Water Act.
"Murray‑Darling Basin Special Account" means the special account of the Authority established under Part 9 Division 5 of the Water Act.
"natural flow" means the quantity of water that would have flowed in a river past a particular point in a particular period but for the effect during that period of diversions to or from, and impoundments on, the river upstream of that point.
"officer" means a person who is a member of the staff of the Authority within the meaning of the Water Act.
"period of special accounting" means a period of special accounting declared under clause 123(1).
"prescribed rate" means either:
(a) a rate of 2% per annum above the maximum overdraft rate fixed by the Reserve Bank of Australia for amounts of $100,000 or less which is applicable at the time a payment becomes due, or, if no such rate is fixed;
(b) a rate of 4% per annum above the rate payable on Commonwealth securities of the longest term offered for public subscription in Australia for the Commonwealth cash loan opened next before the time a payment becomes due.
"private carry‑over" means a volume of allocations made available in a year for use under an entitlement, and not used in the year, but that may be made available to the holder of the entitlement for use in a subsequent year.
"public authority" means a body, whether incorporated or not, established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth or a State and includes any local government body.
"regulated flow" is the flow resulting from the release of stored water at the direction of the Authority other than during, or in anticipation of, floods.
"reserve" means water available for release from major storages at the direction of the Authority.
"river" and "tributary" respectively include any affluent, effluent creek, anabranch or extension of, and any lake or lagoon connected with, the river or tributary.
"river operations" means activities under this Agreement relating to:
(a) the construction, operation, maintenance and renewal of works on, adjacent to, or connected to the upper River Murray or the River Murray in South Australia; and
(b) the execution of the provisions of this Agreement concerning sharing water between State Contracting Governments; and
(c) the provision of other services relating to water, to State Contracting Governments and other persons.
"RMO assets" means River Murray operations assets, being:
(a) transitional RMO assets; and
(b) —
              (i) works constructed under clause 56 including works constructed for the purposes of Schedule