(1) This regulation is made under paragraph 239Q(1)(c) and subsection 239W(1) of the Act.
(2) This regulation applies if:
(a) before the commencement of Part 10A of the Act, the former Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council determined by resolution under subclause 67(2) of the former MDB Agreement an annuity contribution; and
(b) the resolution is in effect immediately before the commencement of Part 10A of the Act.
(3) For subparagraph 239Q(1)(c)(i) of the Act, subclause 73(1) of the Agreement is specified as the provision corresponding to subclause 67(2) of the former MDB Agreement.
(4) For subparagraph 239Q(1)(c)(ii) of the Act, in relation to subclause 73(1) of the Agreement, the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council is specified as the body corresponding to the former Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council.
(5) For subsection 239W(1) of the Act, the resolution continues to have effect after the commencement of Part 10A of the Act as if:
(a) a reference in the resolution to the Murray-Darling Basin Commission were a reference to the Authority; and
(b) a reference in the resolution to the former Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council were a reference to the Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council; and
(c) a reference in the resolution to a Contracting Government were a reference to a Contracting Government under the Agreement.