36Public consultation

36 Public consultation

(1) Before making a determination under this Division, the Minister must ensure that a notice is published on the Department’s website that: (a) includes a draft of the proposed determination; and (b) invites any person to make a written submission to the Department in relation to the determination within a period (the public consultation period) specified in the notice; and (c) meets the requirements (if any) prescribed by the rules. (2) The public consultation period must commence on a day after the notice is published, and must be: (a) if the determination is to be made under section 32 (mass adjustment factor and reference MIRO)—at least 30 days; or (b) otherwise—at least 60 days. (3) The Minister must not make the determination before the end of the public consultation period. Publication of submissions (4) The Minister may arrange for the publication, on the Department’s website, of any submissions made in response to the notice published under subsection (1). (5) However, the Minister must not arrange for the publication of a submission if the person who made it requests, in writing, that the submission not be published.