Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 56

                   The Minister must not enter into a bilateral agreement containing a provision that:

                     (a)  relates to an action prescribed for the purposes of subsection 25(1); and

                     (b)  has the effect of giving 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, in relation to the taking of the action:

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

                             (ii)  by a constitutional corporation.