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or substantially protect environmental and heritage values in the State, the Minister must have regard to the findings of a scientific assessment of the code of practice prepared under the direction of the Secretary and based on the national plantation principles.
Note: In exercising a power under this Part, preference must not be given to one State, or part of a State, over another State or part of another State (see section 99 of the Constitution).

2‑8  Approval must state date of effect
  The instrument of approval of a code of practice for a State under subsection 2‑7(1) must state the date of commencement of the approval.

2‑9  Approval of amendments (other than minor amendments) of approved code of practice
 (1) If a State wishes to amend an approved code of practice for the State (other than by making minor amendments covered by section 2‑11), the State must request the Minister, in writing, to approve the code of practice as amended.
 (2) The Minister may, by notifiable instrument, approve the code of practice for the State as amended only if subsection 2‑7(3) or (4) applies to the code of practice as amended.

2‑10  Minister may require amendment of code of practice
 (1) The Minister may, by written notice, require a State to amend an approved code of practice for the State.
 (2) If the Minister is satisfied that the State has amended the code of practice as required under subsection (1), the Minister must, by notifiable instrument, approve the code of practice as amended.

2‑11  State may make minor amendment of approved code of practice
 (1) A State may make a minor amendment of an approved code of practice for the State.
 (2) If a State makes a minor amendment of an approved code of practice for the State:
 (a) the State must give a copy of the code of practice as amended to the Secretary; and
 (b) the code of practice as amended is taken to be approved by the Minister.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, a minor amendment of an approved code of practice for a State is an amendment that does not change the substance of the code of practice.
Examples: Minor corrections to improve technical effectiveness, omission of redundant provisions, corrections of typographical errors, amendments to update references to a law.

2‑12  Minister may revoke approval of code of practice
 (1) The Minister may, by notifiable instrument, revoke the approval of a code of practice for a State if the Minister reasonably believes that the code of practice does not, or will not, satisfactorily protect environmental and heritage values in the State.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), in considering whether a code