Tweed River Entrance Sand Bypassing Act 1995
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6 Further agreements
6 Further agreements
(1) If:
(a) an agreement is entered into on or after the date of assent to this Act between a New South Wales Minister and a Queensland Minister, described in the agreement as acting on behalf of their respective States, and
(b) the Minister administering this Act certifies that the agreement is for the purpose of giving effect to the heads of agreement, or for any ancillary purpose,
the Minister administering this Act must, within 7 sitting days after this section commences or the agreement was entered into (whichever occurs later), lay a copy of the agreement before each House of Parliament or cause a copy to be so laid.
(2) The execution of any such agreement by a Minister on behalf of the State of New South Wales is ratified, and the agreement is approved, at the expiration of 21 sitting days of each House after the copy of the agreement was laid before it.
(3) However, subsection (2) does not apply if either House of Parliament resolves to disapprove the agreement during the period of 21 sitting days applicable to it.
(4) Schedule 3 to this Act may be amended by a proclamation inserting in that Schedule a copy of each further agreement approved by the operation of this section.