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under paragraph 4.15(f); and
 (d) the Minister is satisfied that, in relation to the draft rules which the Minister intends to adopt, before the ACCC provided its advice, the ACCC invited the following to make written submissions to the ACCC:
 (i) the relevant State Minister for each Basin State;
 (ii) irrigation infrastructure operators within the Murray–Darling Basin;
 (iii) the public; and
 (e) the Minister is satisfied that invitations made to irrigation infrastructure operators within the Murray–Darling Basin, and the public, were made by at least one notice published in each of the following media:
 (i) a nationally circulating newspaper;
 (ii) for each Basin State, a newspaper with an agribusiness focus circulating in the Basin State;
 (iii) the Internet; and
 (f) the Minister is satisfied that the timeframes within which written submissions were to be provided to the ACCC have passed.
 (2) In forming a view under paragraph (1)(d), (e) or (f), the Minister must have regard to the formal records provided by the ACCC under paragraph 4.15(f).

4.19  Consultation by the Minister
 (1) If:
 (a) regulation 4.16 does not apply; and
 (b) the Minister is not satisfied that the ACCC consulted with the relevant State Minister for each Basin State;
then the Minister must, by written notice, invite the relevant State Minister for each Basin State to make written submissions about the proposed rules.
 (2) If:
 (a) regulation 4.16 does not apply; and
 (b) the Minister is not satisfied that the ACCC consulted with irrigation infrastructure operators within the Murray‑Darling Basin;
then the Minister must, by written notice, invite irrigation infrastructure operators within the Murray–Darling Basin to make written submissions about the proposed rules.
 (3) If:
 (a) regulation 4.16 does not apply; and
 (b) the Minister is not satisfied that the ACCC consulted with the public;
then the Minister must, by written notice, invite the public to make written submissions about the proposed rules.
Note: The notices required under subregulations (1), (2) and (3) may be combined with the notices required under regulation 4.17 (see subregulation 4.17(5)).
 (4) A notice given under subregulation (1), (2) or (3) must:
 (a) include a copy of the proposed rules or the Internet address at which the proposed rules are published; and
 (b) specify a date, not less than 8 weeks from the date on which the notice is given, as a date by which any written submissions must be received by the Minister; and
 (c) include a statement that the Minister may disclose to the ACCC any written submissions that the Minister receives, including any information contained in the submissions that the Minister has decided is confidential information under paragraph 4.23(1)(b); and
 (d) include a statement that disclosure by the Minister to the