Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An arrangement under this Division is to be made by instrument approved by:
(a) the Commonwealth Minister on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
(b) the appropriate Minister or Ministers of the State or States concerned.
(2) The Commonwealth Minister must cause a copy of every instrument so approved to be published in the Gazette , and the instrument takes effect on the date of publication or on a later date specified in the instrument.
(3) Subject to the requirements of section 23, after an arrangement under this Division has been made but before the arrangement takes effect, the following things may be done for the purposes of the operation of this Act as affected by the arrangement as if the arrangement had taken effect:
(a) plans of management, permits or other instruments may be determined, granted or executed;
(b) fishing rights may be granted;
but such a plan, instrument or right does not have effect before the arrangement takes effect.
(4) An instrument approved under subsection (1) is not a legislative instrument.