Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister shall not make a determination for the purposes of subsection 9(1) or paragraph 11(1)(d) or give a direction under Part II or III unless he or she has given notice in a manner specified in the regulations to the Energy Minister for each State or Territory of his or her intention to make such a determination or give such a direction, as the case may be, and has afforded a reasonable opportunity to the Energy Minister for each State or Territory to consult with him or her concerning the matters to which the determination or direction, as the case may be, is to relate.
(2) The Minister may, by writing signed by him or her, issue a certificate setting out such facts as he or she considers relevant with respect to a matter referred to in subsection (1).
(3) A certificate purporting to be issued under subsection (2) is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.