13Social impact assessment—publication

13 Social impact assessment—publication (1) This section applies if an applicant for any of the following is required to provide a social impact assessment with the application: (a) an authorisation certificate; (b) an amendment of an authorisation certificate. (2) The applicant must give public notice of the application, stating (a) the social impact assessment for the application will be available for inspection by members of the public for 6 weeks after a day stated in the public notice (the comment period)— (i) at a place in the ACT named on the commission’s website during ordinary business hours; and (ii) on the commission’s website; and

(b) any written submissions about the social impact assessment may be made to the commission within the comment period. Note Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). (3) Before the comment period begins, the applicant must give the commission— (a) the social impact assessment for the application; and (b) a copy of the public notice. (4) The applicant must— (a) on or before the day the public notice is given, place a sign (the information sign) containing information about the application in a prominent position outside each public entrance to the premises to which the application relates; and (b) ensure that the sign remains in the position for the comment (5) The information sign must include the following: (a) a description of the application; (b) a statement of when and where the social impact assessment for the application will be available; (c) an invitation to make written submissions to the commission about the social impact assessment within the comment period; (d) when the comment period ends; (e) details of where to get more information about the application.

Definitions and important concepts Division 2B.1 (6) The commission must make the social impact assessment available for inspection by members of the public during the comment period— (a) at a place in the ACT named on the commission’s website during ordinary business hours; and (b) by publishing the assessment on the commission’s website. (7) The commission must not decide the application until the comment period has ended.