Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 5

         (1)   For the purposes of subsection 14 (1) of the Act, a notice by the Minister:

                (a)    must be in writing; and

               (b)    must set out the Minister’s reasons for giving the notice, except to the extent that disclosure of those reasons is not in the national interest.

         (2)   If a notice does not set out the Minister’s reasons, or some of the Minister’s reasons, for giving the notice because disclosure of those reasons is not in the national interest, that fact must be stated in the notice.