(1) The Treasurer is to publicly release and table in each House of the Parliament a national interest statement relating to an agreement entered into by Australia under section 8C or 8CA as soon as practicable after Australia has entered into the agreement.
(2) If a House of the Parliament is not sitting when the Treasurer publicly releases a national interest statement, he or she is to table the statement in that House of the Parliament as soon as practicable after it next sits.