Section 56A — Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Ministerial determination of minor amendments to bilateral agreements

(1) This section applies if: (a) the Minister intends to develop a draft amendment to a bilateral agreement (the principal agreement); and (b) the Minister is satisfied that the amendment will not have a significant effect on the operation of the principal agreement; and (c) the Minister makes a determination, in writing, to that effect. (2) If the Minister makes a determination under paragraph (1)(c): (a) the following provisions of this Part do not apply in relation to the amendment to the principal agreement: (i) subsection 45(3); (ii) paragraphs 45(4)(b) and (c); (iii) section 49A; and (b) the Minister must publish the principal agreement, as amended by the amending agreement, at the same time as publishing the amending agreement under paragraph 45(4)(a). (3) A determination made under paragraph (1)(c) is not a legislative instrument.