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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.55Acceptance of submissions
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### sec.55 Acceptance of submissions
The chief executive must accept a submission if it—
is written; and
is signed by or for each person ( signatory ) who made the submission; and
states the name and address of each signatory; and
is made to the chief executive; and
is received on or before the last day of the submission period.
A submission that complies with subsection (1) is called a properly made submission .
The chief executive may accept a written submission even if it is not a properly made submission.
s 55 prev s 55 om 2000 No. 64 s 8
pres s 55 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6
(sec.55-ssec.1) The chief executive must accept a submission if it— is written; and is signed by or for each person ( signatory ) who made the submission; and states the name and address of each signatory; and is made to the chief executive; and is received on or before the last day of the submission period.
(sec.55-ssec.2) A submission that complies with subsection (1) is called a properly made submission .
(sec.55-ssec.3) The chief executive may accept a written submission even if it is not a properly made submission.
- (a) is written; and
- (b) is signed by or for each person ( signatory ) who made the submission; and
- (c) states the name and address of each signatory; and
- (d) is made to the chief executive; and
- (e) is received on or before the last day of the submission period.