Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(2) The Ministerial Council, when acting under Part 5.2, is to be constituted only by a single Minister for the Commonwealth and a single Minister for each of the States, and any reference in Part 5.2 to a member of that Council is to be construed as a reference to those Ministerial members only.
(3) If there are 2 or more Ministers for the Commonwealth or for a State who are members of the Ministerial Council, the relevant Minister for the purposes of Part 5.2 is the Minister having primary portfolio responsibility for health in his or her jurisdiction.
(4) A reference in Part 5.2 to the agreement of, or a request by, a member of the Ministerial Council is a reference to an agreement or request in writing.