National Environment Protection Council (Victoria) Act 1995
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(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.
(2) A notice must—
(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.
(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.