Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

HAZARDOUS WASTE (REGULATION OF EXPORTS AND IMPORTS) ACT 1989 - SECT 4C

Declaration of Article 11 arrangement

  (1)   If:

  (a)   Australia has entered into an agreement or arrangement; and

  (b)   the Minister is satisfied that the agreement or arrangement is of a kind mentioned in Article 11 of the Basel Convention;

the Minister must, by writing, declare that the agreement or arrangement is an Article 11 arrangement for the purposes of this Act.

Declaration has effect accordingly

  (2)   A declaration under this section has effect accordingly.

Revocation of declaration

  (3)   If:

  (a)   a declaration is in force under this section; and

  (b)   the Minister ceases to be satisfied of the matter referred to in paragraph   (1)(b);

the Minister must revoke the declaration.

Gazettal of declaration

  (4)   If a declaration under this section is made or revoked, the Minister must arrange for a copy of the declaration or revocation to be published in the Gazette .