7Representative organisations

#### 7 Representative organisations (1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare one or more specified organisations to be representative organisations in relation to an R&D Corporation. (2) A declaration may be made in respect of an R&D Corporation at any time after the making of regulations under section 8 establishing the Corporation, even if the regulations concerned are not in force at that time. (3) The Minister must, in relation to each R&D Corporation, declare at least one organisation to be a representative organisation. (4) A declaration must be published on the Department’s website as soon as practicable after it is made.