sec.20Variation or revocation of measures

sec.20 Variation or revocation of measures

The Council may vary or revoke any national environment protection measure. If the Council intends to vary or revoke a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice specifying the measure that the Council intends varying or revoking. The 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. Sections 15 , 17 , 18 and 19 apply to a variation or revocation of a national environment protection measure as if— a reference to making a national environment protection measure were a reference to a variation or revocation of a national environment protection measure, as the case may be; and a reference to a national environment protection measure were a reference to the variation or revocation of such a measure, as the case may be; and a reference to a proposed national environment protection measure were a reference to a proposed variation or proposed revocation of such a measure, as the case may be; and the reference in section 17 to the day on which section 16 (2) (b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions were a reference to the day on which subsection (3) (b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to a minor variation of a national environment protection measure under division 2A . s 20 amd 2003 No. 96 s 6 (sec.20-ssec.1) The Council may vary or revoke any national environment protection measure. (sec.20-ssec.2) If the Council intends to vary or revoke a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice specifying the measure that the Council intends varying or revoking. (sec.20-ssec.3) The 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.20-ssec.4) Sections 15 , 17 , 18 and 19 apply to a variation or revocation of a national environment protection measure as if— a reference to making a national environment protection measure were a reference to a variation or revocation of a national environment protection measure, as the case may be; and a reference to a national environment protection measure were a reference to the variation or revocation of such a measure, as the case may be; and a reference to a proposed national environment protection measure were a reference to a proposed variation or proposed revocation of such a measure, as the case may be; and the reference in section 17 to the day on which section 16 (2) (b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions were a reference to the day on which subsection (3) (b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions. (sec.20-ssec.5) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to a minor variation of a national environment protection measure under division 2A .