13Consultation before determining requirements relating to fuels generally

13 Consultation before determining requirements relating to fuels generally

(1) Before making a determination under section 11, the Minister must consult with such persons and bodies from among the following as the Minister considers appropriate: (a) community representatives and bodies; (aa) Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders (or representatives of Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders); (b) manufacturers and suppliers of fuel; (c) persons with an interest in or knowledge of human health; (d) any other person that the Minister considers appropriate. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister must ensure that: (a) information setting out the following has been made available in the area or areas to which the determination relates: (i) the proposed requirements; (ii) an explanation, in summary form, of the proposed requirements; and (b) people living in the area, and businesses and organisations operating in the area, have been given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Minister about: (i) the proposed requirements; and (ii) the consequences of determining the proposed requirements; and (iii) their circumstances, concerns and views, so far as they relate to the proposed requirements.