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Marine Parks Regulation 2017
sec.15Chief executive may request public notice of application
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### sec.15 Chief executive may request public notice of application
This section applies if the chief executive considers the grant of a permission may—
have a significant impact on the use and non-use values of a marine park or a part of a marine park; or
restrict the reasonable use or enjoyment of a part of a marine park by persons other than the applicant for the permission.
The chief executive may give the applicant a notice stating—
the applicant must give public notice of the application for the permission within a stated period; and
the information that must be included in the notice the subject of the public notice; and
the number of times, being not more than 2, the public notice must be given.
The applicant must give the public notice and ensure it—
includes the stated information; and
invites interested persons to make written submissions to the chief executive, in relation to the application—
at an address stated in the notice; and
within a stated period of at least 30 business days.
Before deciding whether or not to grant the permission, the chief executive must consider any written submissions received by the chief executive in response to the public notice within the stated period.
The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with—
a notice given under subsection (2) ; or
the requirements for giving the public notice under subsection (3) .
(sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive considers the grant of a permission may— have a significant impact on the use and non-use values of a marine park or a part of a marine park; or restrict the reasonable use or enjoyment of a part of a marine park by persons other than the applicant for the permission.
(sec.15-ssec.2) The chief executive may give the applicant a notice stating— the applicant must give public notice of the application for the permission within a stated period; and the information that must be included in the notice the subject of the public notice; and the number of times, being not more than 2, the public notice must be given.
(sec.15-ssec.3) The applicant must give the public notice and ensure it— includes the stated information; and invites interested persons to make written submissions to the chief executive, in relation to the application— at an address stated in the notice; and within a stated period of at least 30 business days.
(sec.15-ssec.4) Before deciding whether or not to grant the permission, the chief executive must consider any written submissions received by the chief executive in response to the public notice within the stated period.
(sec.15-ssec.5) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if the applicant does not comply with— a notice given under subsection (2) ; or the requirements for giving the public notice under subsection (3) .
- (a) have a significant impact on the use and non-use values of a marine park or a part of a marine park; or
- (b) restrict the reasonable use or enjoyment of a part of a marine park by persons other than the applicant for the permission.
- (a) the applicant must give public notice of the application for the permission within a stated period; and
- (b) the information that must be included in the notice the subject of the public notice; and
- (c) the number of times, being not more than 2, the public notice must be given.
- (a) includes the stated information; and
- (b) invites interested persons to make written submissions to the chief executive, in relation to the application— (i) at an address stated in the notice; and (ii) within a stated period of at least 30 business days.
- (i) at an address stated in the notice; and
- (ii) within a stated period of at least 30 business days.
- (i) at an address stated in the notice; and
- (ii) within a stated period of at least 30 business days.
- (a) a notice given under subsection (2) ; or
- (b) the requirements for giving the public notice under subsection (3) .