Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00045:section:35ab:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00045
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 35AB (pt 4/4)
Character Range: 226341–227294

a person who is directly or indirectly responsible for the incident.
 (13) The Minister must not give a Ministerial authorisation under paragraph (2)(e) or (f) unless the Minister has obtained the agreement of:
 (a) the Prime Minister; and
 (b) the Defence Minister.
 (14) An agreement under subsection (13) may be given:
 (a) orally; or
 (b) in writing.
 (15) If an agreement under subsection (13) is given orally, the Prime Minister or the Defence Minister, as the case requires, must:
 (a) do both of the following:
 (i) make a written record of the agreement;
 (ii) give a copy of the written record of the agreement to the Minister; and
 (b) do so within 48 hours after the agreement is given.

Ministerial authorisation is not a legislative instrument
 (16) A Ministerial authorisation is not a legislative instrument.

Other powers not limited
 (17) This section does not, by implication, limit a power conferred by another provision of this Act.