53The Minister must keep a public register

53  The Minister must keep a public register

 (1) The Minister must keep a register (the Public Register) of information of the kind referred to in subsection (2) relating to:

 (a) each foreign arrangement for which:

 (i) a State/Territory entity has given a notice to the Minister under this Act; or

 (ii) the Minister has made a decision under this Act; or

 (iii) section 30, 31 or 32, or clause 4, 5 or 6 of Schedule 1, has applied, but only if the Minister is aware of the application of those sections to the foreign arrangement; and

 (b) each subsidiary arrangement of a foreign arrangement referred to in paragraph (a) for which:

 (i) a State/Territory entity has given a notice to the Minister under this Act; or

 (ii) the Minister has made a decision about under Division 3 of Part 4.

 (2) The Minister must include on the Public Register the following information for each foreign arrangement and subsidiary arrangement referred to in subsection (1):

 (a) the title of the arrangement;

 (b) the parties to the arrangement;

 (c) whether any decisions were made by the Minister in relation to the arrangement;

 (d) any information prescribed by the rules.

 (3) However, the following information must not be included on the Public Register:

 (a) information that the Minister is satisfied:

 (i) is commercially sensitive; or

 (ii) would disclose the contents of a document prepared for the purposes of a meeting of the Cabinet of a State or Territory; or

 (iii) would disclose the deliberations of a meeting of the Cabinet of a State or Territory; or

 (iv) is the subject of legal professional privilege; or

 (v) is protected by public interest immunity; or

 (vi) affects national security; or

 (b) information about notices given by a core State/Territory entity under subsection 16(1); or

 (c) information about the Minister’s recommended changes to a foreign arrangement (as referred to in paragraph 27(b)) that is included in a notice given by the Minister under section 27; or

 (d) any information prescribed by the rules.

 (4) The Public Register must be made available for public inspection on the internet.

 (5) The Minister may correct or update information on the Public Register.