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National Environment Protection Council Act 1994
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17 Public consultation (1) Before making a national environment protection measure, the council must publish a notice— (a) stating how the draft of the proposed measure and the impact statement may be obtained; and (b) inviting submissions to the council on the proposed measure, or on the impact statement, within a specified period.
(3) The period specified in each notice under subsection (1) must end not less than 2 months after the day on which subsection (2) (b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions.