14FAdvertising of application

14F Advertising of application

 (1) If, in considering an application for a relevant permission, the Authority considers that the granting of the permission may restrict the reasonable use by the public of a part of the Marine Park, the Authority may, by written notice to the applicant, require the applicant to publish, within the period specified in that notice, an advertisement:

 (a) setting out any information about the application that the Authority reasonably requires; and

 (b) inviting interested persons to make written comments to the Authority about the application within a period (of not less than 30 days) specified by the Authority; and

 (c) specifying an address to which such comments may be sent.

 (2) The advertisement must be published in each of:

 (a) the Gazette; and

 (b) a newspaper that circulates generally in Queensland; and

 (c) any local newspaper that circulates in an area of Queensland adjacent to a part of the Marine Park that is proposed to be used or entered.

 (3) The advertisements must be published again, in each of the 3 media referred to in subregulation (2), no less than 7 but no more than 14 days after the first publication.

 (4) When making a decision about an application about which the Authority has required such an advertisement to be published, the Authority must take into account any written comments received in response to the advertisement.