16Consultation before designating low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas

16 Consultation before designating low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas

(1) Before designating an area under section 14 or 15, the Minister must consult with such persons and bodies from among the following as the Minister considers appropriate: (a) community representatives; (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: (i) the proposal to designate the area; (ii) an explanation, in summary form, of the consequences of designating the area; 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 proposal to designate the area; and (ii) the consequences of designating the area; and (iii) their circumstances, concerns and views, so far as they relate to the proposal.