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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
56Agreements relating to prescribed actions
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56 Agreements relating to prescribed actions
The Minister must not enter into a bilateral agreement containing a provision that:
(a) relates to an action prescribed for the purposes of subsection 25(1); and
(b) has the effect of giving preference (within the meaning of section 99 of the Constitution) to one State or part of a State over another State or part of a State, in relation to the taking of the action:
Subdivision C—Minor amendments of bilateral agreements
56A Ministerial determination of minor amendments to bilateral agreements
(a) the Minister intends to develop a draft amendment to a bilateral agreement (the principal agreement); and
(b) the Minister is satisfied that the amendment will not have a significant effect on the operation of the principal agreement; and
(c) the Minister makes a determination, in writing, to that effect.
(2) If the Minister makes a determination under paragraph (1)(c):
(a) the following provisions of this Part do not apply in relation to the amendment to the principal agreement:
(i) subsection 45(3);
(ii) paragraphs 45(4)(b) and (c);
(iii) section 49A; and
(b) the Minister must publish the principal agreement, as amended by the amending agreement, at the same time as publishing the amending agreement under paragraph 45(4)(a).
(3) A determination made under paragraph (1)(c) is not a legislative instrument.
Division 3—Suspending and ending the effect of bilateral agreements
Subdivision A—Suspension and cancellation of effect