sec.31Notice of draft plan

### sec.31 Notice of draft plan The Minister must publish a notice about the draft plan on the department’s website. The notice must state— the name of the marine park the draft plan concerns; and that a copy of the draft plan and the provisions of any document applied, adopted or incorporated by the plan are available for inspection, without charge by the chief executive— during normal business hours at each department office; and on the department’s website; and an invitation to members of the public and other persons to make written submissions to the Minister, within a stated reasonable period, about the draft plan. The stated period must be at least 20 business days after the notice is published. Subsection (2) (c) does not apply if— the draft plan is substantially uniform or complementary with— another Act; or a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or the following applies— the draft plan adopts an Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental agreement or instrument; and an assessment of the benefits and costs associated with the plan has already been made; and the assessment was made for, or is relevant to, Queensland; or the Minister considers there has already been adequate other public consultation about the matters the subject of the plan. The consultation mentioned in subsection (4) (c) must have— involved publication of the matters the subject of the draft plan; and been for a period of at least 20 business days after the publication within which members of the public could comment on the matters. On payment of the fee, if any, decided by the chief executive, a person may obtain a copy of the draft plan from the chief executive. s 31 amd 2013 No. 55 ss 17 , 175 sch 1 pt 1 (sec.31-ssec.1) The Minister must publish a notice about the draft plan on the department’s website. (sec.31-ssec.2) The notice must state— the name of the marine park the draft plan concerns; and that a copy of the draft plan and the provisions of any document applied, adopted or incorporated by the plan are available for inspection, without charge by the chief executive— during normal business hours at each department office; and on the department’s website; and an invitation to members of the public and other persons to make written submissions to the Minister, within a stated reasonable period, about the draft plan. (sec.31-ssec.3) The stated period must be at least 20 business days after the notice is published. (sec.31-ssec.4) Subsection (2) (c) does not apply if— the draft plan is substantially uniform or complementary with— another Act; or a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or the following applies— the draft plan adopts an Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental agreement or instrument; and an assessment of the benefits and costs associated with the plan has already been made; and the assessment was made for, or is relevant to, Queensland; or the Minister considers there has already been adequate other public consultation about the matters the subject of the plan. (sec.31-ssec.5) The consultation mentioned in subsection (4) (c) must have— involved publication of the matters the subject of the draft plan; and been for a period of at least 20 business days after the publication within which members of the public could comment on the matters. (sec.31-ssec.6) On payment of the fee, if any, decided by the chief executive, a person may obtain a copy of the draft plan from the chief executive. - (a) the name of the marine park the draft plan concerns; and - (b) that a copy of the draft plan and the provisions of any document applied, adopted or incorporated by the plan are available for inspection, without charge by the chief executive— (i) during normal business hours at each department office; and (ii) on the department’s website; and - (i) during normal business hours at each department office; and - (ii) on the department’s website; and - (c) an invitation to members of the public and other persons to make written submissions to the Minister, within a stated reasonable period, about the draft plan. - (i) during normal business hours at each department office; and - (ii) on the department’s website; and - (a) the draft plan is substantially uniform or complementary with— (i) another Act; or (ii) a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or - (i) another Act; or - (ii) a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or - (b) the following applies— (i) the draft plan adopts an Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental agreement or instrument; and (ii) an assessment of the benefits and costs associated with the plan has already been made; and (iii) the assessment was made for, or is relevant to, Queensland; or - (i) the draft plan adopts an Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental agreement or instrument; and - (ii) an assessment of the benefits and costs associated with the plan has already been made; and - (iii) the assessment was made for, or is relevant to, Queensland; or - (c) the Minister considers there has already been adequate other public consultation about the matters the subject of the plan. - (i) another Act; or - (ii) a law of the Commonwealth or another State; or - (i) the draft plan adopts an Australian or international protocol, standard, code, or intergovernmental agreement or instrument; and - (ii) an assessment of the benefits and costs associated with the plan has already been made; and - (iii) the assessment was made for, or is relevant to, Queensland; or - (a) involved publication of the matters the subject of the draft plan; and - (b) been for a period of at least 20 business days after the publication within which members of the public could comment on the matters.