(1) A specified remote community is a community in a remote location specified by the Minister under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette , specify a remote location in a State or a Territory for the purposes of subsection (1) if a significant proportion of the population of the location is Indigenous.
(2A) Before the Minister specifies the remote location under subsection (2), the Minister must consult with the Indigenous Affairs Minister of the State or Territory about the proposal to specify the remote location.
(3) A notice made under subsection (2) is not a legislative instrument.