64HDuty for declared mine licensee to give notice of consultations

64H Duty for declared mine licensee to give notice of consultations

(1) A declared mine licensee who is required to consult under section 84AZU(4) of the Act must publish a notice seeking submissions on the proposed declared mine rehabilitation plan at least 60 days before giving the plan to the Department Head for approval.

(2) The notice must—

(a) be published—

(i) in a newspaper that has circulation in all localities that the declared mine to which the plan relates is located; or

(ii) in a newspaper that has circulation generally in Victoria; or

(iii) by a method approved by the Department Head; and

(b) be published on an Internet site maintained by the declared mine licensee for at least 21 days after the day on which the plan is given to the Department Head; and

(c) state that submissions on the plan may be made to the declared mine licensee on or before a specified date that is at least 60 days after the date of publication of the notice in accordance with paragraph (b); and

(d) contain the following matters—

(i) the name of the declared mine licensee;

(ii) the Internet site or publication in which the plan and information relating to the plan is published in accordance with these Regulations;

(iii) a description of the declared mine land that is covered by the licence, including a map of that land;

(iv) the key elements of the plan—

(A) as set out in any relevant guidelines issued by the Minister under section 120A of the Act; or

(B) as approved by the Department Head;

(v) the declared mine licensee's system for managing the impacts of the plan on the community, including landowners and occupiers, and the environment;

(vi) the declared mine licensee's plan for carrying out the duty under section 39A of the Act to consult the community, including landowners and occupiers, throughout the period of the licence.

(3) The declared mine licensee must consider any submissions that are received on or before the date specified in subregulation (2)(c).

(4) Any method approved by the Department Head for the purposes of subregulation (2)(a)(iii) for the publication of a notice is taken to be approved on the date specified in a notice published in the Government Gazette.

(5) A declared mine licensee, within 7 days after the publication of a notice in accordance with this regulation, must give a copy of that notice to the Department Head.

Reg. 64I inserted by S.R. No. 97/2022 reg. 12.