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WATER EFFICIENCY LABELLING AND STANDARDS ACT 2005 No. 4, 2005 - SECT 18

WELS products
(1)
The Commonwealth Minister may, by writing and in accordance with subsection (4), determine that water-use or water-saving products of a specified kind are WELS products .

(2)
A determination under subsection (1) must set out the WELS standard for the products.

(3)
A determination under subsection (1) is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 and, despite subsection 44(1) of that Act, section 42 of that Act applies to the determination. However, Part 6 of that Act does not apply to the determination.

(4)
Before making a determination under subsection (1), the Commonwealth Minister must have agreement to the terms of the determination from a majority of the participating States and Territories.

(5)
A State or Territory is a participating State or Territory if there is a corresponding State-Territory law for the State or Territory.



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