(1)

The bilateral agreement must provide that documentation about each assessment made under the manner of assessment specified in the agreement must be made available to the public.

(2)

However, the bilateral agreement may provide that access to relevant documents may be restricted if it would not be available if the action to which the bilateral agreement applies had been assessed under Part 8 of the Act by the Commonwealth.

Note
Information is not available on the grounds of national security, if it is advice to the Minister or if it is commercial-in-confidence. See, for example, the Act, section 95.