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the Committee is not satisfied with the appropriateness of a calculation advised under sub‑clause 18(2), the Authority must arrange for the relevant volume referred to in sub‑clause 18(1) to be re‑calculated in consultation with the relevant State.

       (5) If a majority of the Committee members is satisfied with the appropriateness of a calculation made under sub‑clause 18(4), the Committee must recommend to the Ministerial Council that the relevant Long Term Diversion Cap be amended in accordance with the calculation.

       (6) Despite clause 10 of Schedule E, the Ministerial Council must amend a Long Term Diversion Cap in accordance with any recommendation made by the Committee under sub‑clause 18(3) or 18(5).

PART V —  RIVER MURRAY INCREASED FLOWS

    19. Obligation Of Authority To Make River Murray Increased Flows

Subject to this Part, the Authority must release River Murray Increased Flows.

    20. Environmental Objectives And Strategy For River Murray Increased Flows

       (1) The document entitled "The Living Murray Environmental Watering Plan 2006‑2007" approved by the former Ministerial Council under the former Agreement on 5 December 2006 is taken to be the Strategy referred to in this Schedule.

       (2) Subject to sub‑clauses (3) and (4), the Ministerial Council may from time to time by resolution amend the Strategy.

       (3) Any amended Strategy:

(a) must include a provision to the effect that River Murray Increased Flows have first priority from River Murray Above Target Releases;

(b) may provide that water credited to the River Murray Increased Flows in Authority Storages Account need not be released during the Water Year in which it is credited;

(c) unless the Ministerial Council otherwise determines, must not have a significant adverse impact upon the security of entitlements to water;

(d) must include the environmental objectives for the River Murray Increased Flows and integrate those objectives with other environmental initiatives on the River Murray;

(e) must include adaptive management principles to allow the ability to optimise environmental benefits; and

(f) must prescribe appropriate environmental reporting and monitoring conditions.

       (4) The Ministerial Council must determine any amended environmental objectives and Strategy in accordance with the following principles:

(a) Natural diversity of habitats and biota within the river channel, riparian zone and the floodplain should be maintained or enhanced.

(b) Natural linkages between the river and the floodplain should be maintained or enhanced.

(c) Natural metabolic functioning of aquatic ecosystems should be maintained or enhanced.

(d) Elements of the natural flow regime, in particular, seasonality should be retained or enhanced as far as possible, in the interests of conserving a niche for native rather than invasive exotic species and in maintaining the natural functions of the river.

(e) Consistent and constant flow and water level regimes should be avoided where practical,