73APublic exhibition and consultation for plans of management

73A Public exhibition and consultation for plans of management

73A Public exhibition and consultation for plans of management

(1) When a plan of management is prepared, the responsible authority must give notice of the preparation of the plan in accordance with the regulations.

(2) The notice must include—

(a) the address of the place at which copies of the plan of management may be inspected, and

(b) the address to which representations may be forwarded, and

(c) the period within which representations may be made, being a period of not less than 60 days from the date on which the notice is made public (the representation period).

(3) The period between 20 December and 10 January, inclusive, is excluded from the calculation of days in a representation period.

Note—

See also the Interpretation Act 1987, section 36(2) if the last day of a representation period is a Saturday or Sunday or public holiday.

(4) The Council may, by written notice given to the Secretary before the end of the representation period, request that a draft plan of management be referred to the Council if the Council considers the draft plan raises issues of State-wide significance about the management of land under this Act.

(5) If the Council makes a request under subsection (4)—

(a) the Secretary must refer the plan of management and all representations received during the representation period to the Council, and

(b) the Council must consider the draft plan and the representations and provide advice within 28 days after the end of the representation period to—

(i) for land reserved or dedicated under Part 4A—the responsible authority, or

(ii) otherwise—to the Minister.

(6) The responsible authority for a plan of management for a national park, historic site, state conservation area, regional park, nature reserve, karst conservation reserve, Aboriginal area or land reserved or dedicated under Part 4A must provide to the appropriate regional advisory committee—

(a) the plan of management on the day the responsible authority gives notice of the preparation of the plan under subsection (1), and