Ground Water (Qualco-Sunlands) Control Act 2000

The Trust must operate the Scheme in a manner that achieves a

The Governments' cost/benefit ratio is the ratio of the money contributed to, or in relation to, the Scheme by the Commonwealth Government and the State Government to the benefits (expressed in monetary terms) derived by the State Government and the South Australian community generally as a result of reduction in salinity levels in the River Murray from the operation of the Scheme.

Except for the first $300,000 dollars expended by the Minister in providing disposal basins as required by

Any cost to the Government in increasing the number or capacity of the disposal basins above the requirements of

The Trust's cost/benefit ratio is the ratio of the money contributed by the owners and occupiers of those irrigated properties that are owned by members of the Trust to the operation and maintenance of the Scheme to the benefits (expressed in monetary terms) derived by the owners and occupiers of those irrigated properties from the operation of the

The methodologies to be used to determine the Governments' and the

The Trust must keep (and make available to the Minister) such records as are necessary or desirable for the application of the methodologies referred to in subsection (6).

The methodologies must be reviewed from time to time at the request of the Minister or the Trust by an expert appointed by them.

If the Minister and the Trust cannot agree on the appointment of an expert under this section, the appointment will be made by the

The cost of, or relating to, designing the methodologies for the purposes of this section will be paid by the Minister and the Trust in equal shares.

The cost of, or relating to, reviewing the methodologies will be paid by the party requesting the review and must be taken into account when determining cost/benefit ratios under this section.