8Amendment of regulations pursuant to Agreement

8 Amendment of regulations pursuant to Agreement

(1)  Where –

(a) under the Agreement, the Ministerial Council approves a proposed amendment of regulations in force for the time being under the Commonwealth Act or the Companies (Fees) Act 1981 of the Commonwealth; and

(b) on the expiration of 6 months after the date on which the Ministerial Council so approved, the amendment has not been made or has been made and is subject to disallowance or has ceased to be in force by disallowance or for any other reason –

the Governor may make regulations in accordance with the proposed amendments approved by the Ministerial Council amending the provisions of regulations applying by reason of section 6 or the regulations referred to in section 7 , as the case may be.

(2)  Regulations under subsection (1) may amend Schedule 2 or 3 , as the case may be, and that Schedule as so amended shall be Schedule 2 or 3 , as the case may be, to this Act.

(3)  In this Act –

(a) a reference to provisions of regulations applying by reason of section 6 includes a reference to provisions as so applying as amended in accordance with this section; and

(b) a reference to fees prescribed by regulations under the Companies (Fees) Act 1981 of the Commonwealth includes a reference to those regulations as amended in accordance with this section.