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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.



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