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Rules relating to power under subsection (1A)
 (6) The power under subsection (1A) may only be exercised by the Minister personally.
 (7) The Minister does not have a duty to consider whether to exercise the power under subsection (1A), whether he or she is requested to do so by the person or by any other person, or in any other circumstances.
 (8) The Minister may, by writing, approve a form for the purposes of paragraph (1A)(g).
 (9) If the person becomes an Australian citizen in circumstances where the Minister exercised the power under subsection (1A), the Minister must cause to be tabled in each House of the Parliament, within 15 sitting days of that House after the day the person becomes an Australian citizen, a statement that:
 (a) states that the Minister has exercised the power under subsection (1A); and
 (b) states the kind of work covered by paragraph (1)(a); and
 (c) sets out the reasons for the Minister's exercise of that power, including why the Minister considers that engagement in that kind of work is of benefit to Australia.
 (10) However, a statement under subsection (9) is not to include the name of the person.
 (11) A determination under subsection (1A) is not a legislative instrument.