Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Before the Minister (the Environment Minister ) decides whether or not to approve, for the purposes of a controlling provision, the taking of an action, and what conditions (if any) to attach to an approval, he or she must:
(a) inform any other Minister whom the Environment Minister believes has administrative responsibilities relating to the action of the decision the Environment Minister proposes to make; and
(b) invite the other Minister to give the Environment Minister comments on the proposed decision within 10 business days.
(2) A Minister invited to comment may make comments that:
(a) relate to economic and social matters relating to the action; and
(b) may be considered by the Environment Minister consistently with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
This does not limit the comments such a Minister may give.