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Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007
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#### 123A Community consultation
(1) Before making a legislative instrument under section 123 in relation to an area, a place or premises, the Minister must ensure that:
(a) information setting out:
(i) the proposal to make the legislative instrument; and
(ii) an explanation, in summary form, of the consequences of the making of the legislative instrument;
has been made reasonably available to people who are being, or would be, serviced by each business that may be a community store if the instrument were made; and
(b) such people have been given a reasonable opportunity to discuss:
(i) the proposal to make the legislative instrument; and
(ii) the consequences of the making of the legislative instrument; and
(iii) their circumstances, concerns and views, so far as they relate to the proposal;
with employees of the Commonwealth or such other persons as the Minister thinks appropriate.
(2) A failure to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the validity of an instrument under section 123.