sec.55DCommunity comments

### sec.55D Community comments If an application is advertised as required by section 55C , any member of the public may comment on the application, by writing filed with the commissioner on or before the last day for filing comments as specified in the relevant notice under section 55C (2) . A member of the public might comment on how he or she expects the grant of the application would contribute to, or detract from, a sense of community in the relevant locality. A member of the public might comment on the effect the grant of the application might have for persons in, or travelling to or from, an existing or proposed place of public worship, QEC service premises, education and care service premises or school. A member of the public might comment on the effect the grant of the application would have on the amenity or character of the locality to which it relates. The commissioner may disregard comments on subjects that lie beyond a scope indicated in the commissioner’s guidelines mentioned in section 55B (4) . The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude comments based on the morality of gambling or the commentator’s personal views about gambling. The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude comments of a kind that might be more appropriately considered and dealt with under the Liquor Act 1992 . The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude commentary of a statistical nature about the adverse effects of gambling in locations unrelated to the location to which the application relates. Comments may be made individually or collectively by a group of members of the public. In this section— member of the public means an adult individual, corporation or other organisation, that in the commissioner’s opinion— has a proper interest in the locality concerned; and is likely to be affected by the grant of the application. s 55D ins 2000 No. 51 s 27 amd 2011 No. 38 s 79 ; 2012 No. 25 ss 52 , 109 (1) , 110 ; 2013 No. 62 s 7 ; 2013 No. 44 s 269 sch 1 pt 2 (sec.55D-ssec.1) If an application is advertised as required by section 55C , any member of the public may comment on the application, by writing filed with the commissioner on or before the last day for filing comments as specified in the relevant notice under section 55C (2) . A member of the public might comment on how he or she expects the grant of the application would contribute to, or detract from, a sense of community in the relevant locality. A member of the public might comment on the effect the grant of the application might have for persons in, or travelling to or from, an existing or proposed place of public worship, QEC service premises, education and care service premises or school. A member of the public might comment on the effect the grant of the application would have on the amenity or character of the locality to which it relates. (sec.55D-ssec.2) The commissioner may disregard comments on subjects that lie beyond a scope indicated in the commissioner’s guidelines mentioned in section 55B (4) . The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude comments based on the morality of gambling or the commentator’s personal views about gambling. The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude comments of a kind that might be more appropriately considered and dealt with under the Liquor Act 1992 . The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude commentary of a statistical nature about the adverse effects of gambling in locations unrelated to the location to which the application relates. (sec.55D-ssec.3) Comments may be made individually or collectively by a group of members of the public. (sec.55D-ssec.4) In this section— member of the public means an adult individual, corporation or other organisation, that in the commissioner’s opinion— has a proper interest in the locality concerned; and is likely to be affected by the grant of the application. - 1 A member of the public might comment on how he or she expects the grant of the application would contribute to, or detract from, a sense of community in the relevant locality. - 2 A member of the public might comment on the effect the grant of the application might have for persons in, or travelling to or from, an existing or proposed place of public worship, QEC service premises, education and care service premises or school. - 3 A member of the public might comment on the effect the grant of the application would have on the amenity or character of the locality to which it relates. - 1 The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude comments based on the morality of gambling or the commentator’s personal views about gambling. - 2 The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude comments of a kind that might be more appropriately considered and dealt with under the Liquor Act 1992 . - 3 The commissioner’s guidelines might exclude commentary of a statistical nature about the adverse effects of gambling in locations unrelated to the location to which the application relates. - (a) has a proper interest in the locality concerned; and - (b) is likely to be affected by the grant of the application.