Statute
Section 228 — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Minister may make declaration for coastal waters
Text of the provision Official document
(1) If the Minister is satisfied that a law of a State or the Northern Territory adequately protects cetaceans in the coastal waters, or a part of the coastal waters, of the State or Territory, the Minister may make a declaration accordingly, whether or not those coastal waters or that part are prescribed waters. (2) A declaration must be in writing.
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