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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
226Prescribed waters
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226 Prescribed waters
(1) The regulations may declare the whole, or a specified part, of the coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory to be prescribed waters.
(2) Before the Governor‑General makes a regulation under subsection (1), the Minister must obtain the agreement of the relevant Minister of the State or the Northern Territory.