Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00324:clause:2_4
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Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 4
Character Range: 134630–135884

4                                refers to a Minister by describing a matter for which the Minister is responsible (for example, "the Minister responsible for the environment")  the Minister, or any of the Ministers, administering the Department of State of the Commonwealth that deals with the relevant matter on the relevant day.

 (2) Instruments including the following, as in force on the relevant day, or any earlier day, may be used to work out which Minister (or Ministers) is referred to under subsection (1):
 (a) an Administrative Arrangements Order;
 (b) a substituted reference order under section 19B.
Note: Substituted reference orders under section 19B may have effect in relation to days before the orders are made.
 (3) To avoid doubt, if, because of this section, a provision of an Act is taken to require anything to be done by or in relation to any one of 2 or more Ministers, the provision is not taken to require it to be done in any particular case by or in relation to more than one of those Ministers.

Acting Ministers
 (4) If a provision of an Act refers to a Minister, the reference is taken to include a reference to a Minister or member of the Executive Council for the time being acting for or on behalf of the Minister.