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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023
25Consultation with relevant authorities, persons and organisations etc
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25 Consultation with relevant authorities, persons and organisations etc
(1) In the course of preparing an environment plan (including a revised environment plan referred to in Division 5) a titleholder must consult each of the following (a relevant person):
(a) each Commonwealth, State or Northern Territory agency or authority to which the activities to be carried out under the environment plan may be relevant;
(b) if the plan relates to activities in the offshore area of a State—the Department of the responsible State Minister;
(c) if the plan relates to activities in the Principal Northern Territory offshore area—the Department of the responsible Northern Territory Minister;
(d) a person or organisation whose functions, interests or activities may be affected by the activities to be carried out under the environment plan;
(e) any other person or organisation that the titleholder considers relevant.
(2) For the purpose of the consultation, the titleholder must give each relevant person sufficient information to allow the relevant person to make an informed assessment of the possible consequences of the activity on the functions, interests or activities of the relevant person.
(3) The titleholder must allow a relevant person a reasonable period for the consultation.
(4) The titleholder must tell each relevant person the titleholder consults that:
(a) the relevant person may request that particular information the relevant person provides in the consultation not be published; and
(b) information subject to such a request is not to be published under this Part.