National Environment Protection Council (Queensland) Act 1994
sec.18Public consultation
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sec.18 Public consultation
Before making a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice— stating how the draft of the proposed measure and the impact statement may be obtained; and inviting submissions to the Council on the proposed measure, or on the impact statement, within a specified period. A notice must— be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; and 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. 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. (sec.18-ssec.1) Before making a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice— stating how the draft of the proposed measure and the impact statement may be obtained; and inviting submissions to the Council on the proposed measure, or on the impact statement, within a specified period. (sec.18-ssec.2) A notice must— be published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette; and 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. (sec.18-ssec.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.
- (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.
- (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.