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at any time before or after making, amending or revoking water charge rules, publish:
 (a) a schedule provided to the Minister by the ACCC under paragraph 4.02(e); and
 (b) any records of consultation that the ACCC provides to the Minister under this Division unless, under paragraph 4.02(h), the ACCC identifies the records as being records that the ACCC itself is not permitted to publish.

Subdivision 4.1.7—Failure to comply

4.13  Consequence of failure to comply with a requirement in this Division
  A failure to comply with a requirement specified in this Division does not affect the validity or enforceability of the water charge rules.

Division 4.2—Water market rules

Subdivision 4.2.1—Purpose of Division

4.14  Purpose of Division
  This Division is made for the purposes of sections 98 and 256 of the Act.

Subdivision 4.2.2—ACCC advice

4.15  Minister to request ACCC advice
  In proposing to make, amend or revoke water market rules under subsection 97(1) of the Act, the Minister:
 (a) must ask the ACCC for advice before proceeding with the proposal; and
 (b) may ask the ACCC to provide draft rules as part of its advice; and
 (c) must, by written notice, require the ACCC to provide its advice by a specified date; and
 (d) may, by written notice, extend the timeframe within which the ACCC is to provide its advice; and
 (e) must ask the ACCC to provide with its advice a schedule of any consultations that it undertook for the purpose of providing its advice, including any written submissions and any meetings and hearings; and
 (f) may ask the ACCC to provide the formal records of the consultations listed in the schedule; and
 (g) must have regard to any records of consultation provided by the ACCC, including records relating to consultation with the Basin States, irrigation infrastructure operators and the public; and
 (h) must ask the ACCC to identify which, if any, of the records of consultation it provided to the Minister the ACCC is not permitted to publish; and
 (i) may adopt the ACCC's draft rules, with or without variation; and
 (j) may develop rules, amendments to rules or revocations of rules, having regard to the ACCC's advice, if the Minister decides not to adopt the ACCC's draft rules, or if the ACCC does not include draft rules as part of its advice.
Note 1: The Minister must ask the ACCC to provide advice about water market rules (see subsection 98(1) of the Act).
Note 2: Several terms used in these regulations are defined in the Act, including Basin State, infrastructure operator and water market rules.

Subdivision 4.2.3—Consultation for amendments and revocations of a minor or technical nature

4.16  Consultation for amendments and revocations of a minor or technical