Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 36

Minister must not give preference

  (1)   In making a declaration or accrediting a management arrangement or authorisation process under section   33, or revoking a declaration under section   35, relating to an action taken:

  (a)   by a person for the purposes of trade between Australia and another country or between 2 States; or

  (b)   by a constitutional corporation;

the Minister must not give 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.

Publishing declarations

  (2)   The Minister must publish a declaration made under section   33, an instrument accrediting a management arrangement or authorisation process under section   33, or an instrument under section   35 revoking a declaration, in accordance with the regulations.