(1) The regulations may make amendments to Schedule 1 by incorporating into the Agreement amendments made to, and in accordance with, the Murray - Darling Basin Agreement.
Note 1: The Murray - Darling Basin Agreement requires the agreement of the Murray - Darling Basin Ministerial Council to any amendments of the Murray - Darling Basin Agreement.
Note 2: Amendments of the Murray - Darling Basin Agreement, made in accordance with that agreement, operate as an agreement between the parties. The text of the Agreement as set out in Schedule 1 will be amended accordingly, and as such it has further effect as provided for by this Act (for example, see sections 18E and 18F). The amendment of the Schedule by itself cannot amend the agreement between the parties.
(2) A reference in subsection (1) to amendment includes a reference to the insertion, omission, repeal, substitution, addition or relocation of words or matter.
(2A) Subsection 14(2) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to regulations made for the purposes of this section.