Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, after consulting the appropriate Minister of each State, by legislative instrument, declare an international instrument, being:
(a) an instrument ratified or acceded to by Australia; or
(b) a declaration that has been adopted by Australia;
to be an international instrument relating to human rights and freedoms for the purposes of this Act.
(2) The declaration must include:
(a) a copy of the international instrument; and
(b) a copy of whichever of the following is applicable:
(i) Australia's instrument of ratification of, or accession to, the international instrument;
(ii) the terms of any explanation given by Australia of its vote in respect of the international instrument.
(3) Part 4 of Chapter 3 (sunsetting) of the
Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to the declaration.