Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, in writing, declare a place to be the facility for this Act.
(2) The Minister may declare a place to be the facility only if—
(a) the Minister is satisfied the place is a hygienic environment suitable for use—
(i) to give drug-dependent people access to clean equipment to allow such a person to administer a substance to himself or herself at the place; and
(ii) to provide for the safe disposal of the equipment; and
(b) a law enforcement protocol has been approved under section 7 and published as required by section 8; and
(c) an internal management protocol has been approved under section 9; and
(d) approved criteria for the scientific trial have been presented to the Legislative Assembly as required by section 10; and
(e) the place to be declared as the facility is one that has been recommended by the advisory committee.
(3) A declaration is a notifiable instrument.
Note A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act 2001 .
(4) The Minister must also publish a copy of the declaration in a newspaper.