Consultation on draft agreement
49A Consultation on draft agreement
The Minister may enter into a bilateral agreement only if he or she:
has published in accordance with the regulations:
a draft of the agreement; and
an invitation for any person to give the Minister comments on the draft within a specified period of at least 28 days after the latest day on which the draft or invitation was published; and
has taken into account the comments (if any) received in response to the invitation; and
has considered the role and interests of indigenous peoples in promoting the conservation and ecologically sustainable use of natural resources in the context of the proposed agreement, taking into account Australia’s relevant obligations under the Biodiversity Convention.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 10 - para 3(b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983) · under Subdiv A of Div 1 of Pt 3
- World Heritage Properties Conservation Act 1983 - Proclamation under section 9 - para 3(b) of the World Heritage Properties Conservation Regulations (26/05/1983) · under Subdiv A of Div 1 of Pt 3
97 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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