54Consultation with landholders about re-categorisation—the Act, s 60K(7)

54 Consultation with landholders about re-categorisation—the Act, s 60K(7)

54 Consultation with landholders about re-categorisation—the Act, s 60K(7)

(1) Landholders affected by a proposed re-categorisation must be individually notified, except as otherwise provided by this section.

(2) Landholders affected by a proposed re-categorisation may be consulted by a public consultation process if—

(a) the relevant land is proposed to be re-categorised—

(i) as a result of the annual review of published maps under the Act, section 60K(2), or

(ii) from category 2-regulated land to category 1-exempt land, or

(b) all landholders of the relevant land who have a registered freehold or leasehold interest in the land have been directly notified of, or directly involved in, the event resulting in the proposed re-categorisation.

(3) Landholders who do not have a registered freehold or leasehold interest in the land proposed to be re-categorised may be consulted by a public consultation process.

(4) For a public consultation process, the Environment Agency Head must publish a notice in a way the Environment Agency Head is satisfied is likely to bring the notice to the attention of—

(a) if the re-categorisation relates to a single local government area—the general public in the local government area, or

(b) otherwise—the general public.

(5) The notice must—

(a) identify the land proposed to be re-categorised, and

(b) specify where the draft native vegetation regulatory map may be viewed by the general public, and

(c) state that any person may make submissions to the Environment Agency Head within the period specified in the notice, being a period of not less than 30 days, and

(d) specify the process for making submissions.