16Council to give notice of intention to prepare a draft of proposed measure

16 Council to give notice of intention to prepare a draft of proposed measure

16 Council to give notice of intention to prepare a draft of proposed measure

(1) If the Council intends to make a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice—

(a) specifying the subject of the proposed measure, and

(b) stating that the Council intends to prepare a draft of the proposed measure.

(2) The notice must—

(a) be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, and

(b) so far as each participating State or Territory is concerned—also be published, on at least 2 days during the month when the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette notice is published, in a newspaper circulating in that State or Territory.