31Requirements for submissions

31 Requirements for submissions

Procedural requirements for submissions (1) A submission must: (a) be in a form approved by the Secretary; and (b) if a notice of intent in relation to the submission was not required to be given under subsection 30(1)—state, with reasons, why the submission is likely to be in a particular evaluation category; and (c) be given to the Department: (i) if there is a submission due day for the submission—on or before that day; and (ii) in a manner approved by the Secretary.

Note 1: If the person making the submission considers that a fee exemption applies under section 67 and a notice of intent was not required to be given under subsection 30(1), the submission must include the reasons for the exemption (see subsection 67(7)).

Note 2: If the person making the submission wishes to request waiver of the fee that would otherwise be payable and a notice of intent was not required to be given under subsection 30(1), the request must be included in the submission (see subsection 68(2)).

Note 3: Information about the approved form for a submission and the approved manner for giving the submission to the Department is accessible through the Department’s website.

(2) The Secretary may, in writing, approve: (a) a form for submissions; and (b) a manner for giving submissions to the Department. Submission due day (3) The submission due day for a submission that: (a) is for consideration by the Committee; and (b) is likely to be in a particular evaluation category; is the day published on the Department’s website by which the Committee needs to have received submissions in that evaluation category for the Committee to consider at the meeting date specified in the submission. (4) The Secretary must ensure that the submission due days for future Committee consideration of submissions are published on the Department’s website.