ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 58 Consultation before cancellation or suspension
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACT 1999 - SECT 58
Consultation before cancellation or suspension(1) The Minister (the Environment Minister ) must consult the appropriate Minister of a State or Territory that is party to a bilateral agreement if the Environment Minister believes that the State or Territory:
(a) has not complied with the agreement or will not comply with it; or
(b) has not given effect, or will not give effect, to the agreement in a way that:
(i) accords with the objects of this Act and the objects of this Part; and
(ii) promotes the discharge of Australia's obligations under any agreement with one or more other countries relevant to a matter covered by the agreement.
(2) Subsection (1) operates whether the Environment
Minister's belief relates to a matter referred to him or her under section
57 or not.