11. (1) Where—
(a) a Minister is required by this Act to consult with a committee, or to provide information to Members, regarding negotiations for an interstate agreement; and
(b) two or more Ministers are jointly engaged in the negotiations in question;
a requirement of this Act may be fulfilled by one of those Ministers consulting, or providing information, on behalf of all the relevant Ministers.
(2) In relation to negotiations for a particular agreement, a Minister is required to fulfil a requirement in sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 once only, and those requirements do not apply on a second or further occasion where, in the course of ongoing negotiations, the circumstances which would otherwise give rise to a requirement arise again.
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