ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION REGULATIONS 2020
269FRequest not to publish submission
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269F Request not to publish submission (1) A person making a submission, other than the mining operator who is affected by the environmental (mining) licence matter or a person acting on behalf of the mining operator, may request that the submission or part of the submission not be published. Note for subregulation (1) Section 281 of the Act empowers the mining operator to request that identified information given by the mining operator not be made public on the basis that it is confidential information or for other specified reasons. (2) On receipt of a request under subregulation (1), the Minister may: (a) withhold the submission or part of the submission from publication; or (b) remove any identifying information from the submission before publication. (3) The Minister may remove identifying information from any copy of a submission required to be given to the mining operator under this Subdivision. (4) The Minister must remove identifying information from any copy of a submission required to be given to the mining operator under this Subdivision if a request is made under subregulation (1).