Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00954:clause:1_8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00954
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 8
Character Range: 10577–11303

8  After subsection 5(1)
Insert:

 (1AA) Before declaring any arm or unit of the Australian Defence Force to be a national response agency for the purposes of subsection 3(1), the Minister must consult with the Minister having responsibility for the Defence Force.

 (1AB) Before declaring any department or part of a department of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, or any other agency or authority established by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, to be a national response agency for the purposes of subsection 3(1), the Minister must consult with the Minister of the Commonwealth, that State or that Territory having responsibility for the department, agency or other authority concerned.