Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 390N

  (1)   Before taking action in relation to a place under section   390L or 390M, the Minister (the Environment Minister ) must:

  (a)   inform the following other Ministers of the action the Environment Minister proposes to take:

  (i)   the Minister for Foreign Affairs;

  (ii)   any other Minister whom the Environment Minister believes should be informed; and

  (b)   invite those other Ministers to give the Environment Minister comments on the proposed action; and

  (c)   take any comments from those other Ministers into account.

  (2)   In this section:

"Minister for Foreign Affairs" means the Minister administering the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967 .