118Guidelines for determination of persons with special interest

118 Guidelines for determination of persons with special interest

(1)  The Commission must prepare and issue guidelines for the purposes of the definition of eligible applicant in section 94 .

(2)  The Commission may –

(a) amend guidelines issued under subsection (1) ; or

(b) revoke guidelines issued under subsection (1) and issue guidelines under that subsection in their place.

(3)  The Commission, before issuing, amending, or revoking and issuing, guidelines under subsection (1)  –

(a) must ensure that there is published, in a newspaper published in, and circulating generally in, the State, a notice –

(i) specifying that the Commission is proposing to issue, amend or revoke guidelines; and

(ii) inviting members of the community to make submissions in relation to the proposal by a date specified in the notice; and

(b) consider all submissions made by the date specified in the notice under paragraph (a)(ii) .

(4)  The Commission must, after issuing, amending, or revoking and issuing, guidelines under subsection (1)  –

(a) give notice, in a newspaper published in, and circulating generally in, the State, of the issuing, amending, or revoking, of the guidelines; and

(b) ensure that guidelines issued under subsection (1) are available for viewing by members of the public –

(i) at the office of the Commission; and

(ii) on a website of the Commission.