sec.97Notice of proposed declaration

sec.97 Notice of proposed declaration

This section applies if the regulator is intending to grant the application. Before deciding the application, the regulator— must publish a notice of the proposed declaration on the department’s website; and may publish the notice in another way the regulator considers is likely to come to the attention of a person who may be interested in making a submission about the proposed declaration. The notice must state the regulator’s intention to declare the scheme to be a recognised external certification scheme. The notice must state a period of at least 14 days during which written submissions may be made to the regulator about the proposed declaration. During the period stated in subsection (4) , a person may make a written submission to the regulator about the proposed declaration. The regulator must consider all written submissions received under subsection (5) . (sec.97-ssec.1) This section applies if the regulator is intending to grant the application. (sec.97-ssec.2) Before deciding the application, the regulator— must publish a notice of the proposed declaration on the department’s website; and may publish the notice in another way the regulator considers is likely to come to the attention of a person who may be interested in making a submission about the proposed declaration. (sec.97-ssec.3) The notice must state the regulator’s intention to declare the scheme to be a recognised external certification scheme. (sec.97-ssec.4) The notice must state a period of at least 14 days during which written submissions may be made to the regulator about the proposed declaration. (sec.97-ssec.5) During the period stated in subsection (4) , a person may make a written submission to the regulator about the proposed declaration. (sec.97-ssec.6) The regulator must consider all written submissions received under subsection (5) .

• (a) must publish a notice of the proposed declaration on the department’s website; and
• (b) may publish the notice in another way the regulator considers is likely to come to the attention of a person who may be interested in making a submission about the proposed declaration.