158DLead submitters for like submissions

158D Lead submitters for like submissions (1) If a panel decides under section 158C to treat two or more submissions as if they were one submission, the persons who made the submissions may nominate a person who made one of the submissions to be the lead submitter for the submissions, with that person's consent. (2) A person who is nominated as the lead submitter under subsection (1) must notify the panel of the nomination by the date required by the panel. If the panel decides under section 158C to treat two or more submissions as if they were one submission, the panel may give directions about any matter in relation to the submissions, which may include the date by which notice of a nomination must be given—see section 159. (3) If the panel is not notified under subsection (2), the panel may designate one or more of the persons who made the submissions to be a lead submitter for the submissions, with the consent of the persons the panel proposes to designate. (4) If the panel is notified under subsection (2) of the nomination of more than one person to be the lead submitter for the submissions— (a) the panel may designate one or more of the nominated persons to be a lead submitter for the submissions, with the consent of the persons the panel proposes to designate; and (b) the other persons are not a lead submitter for those submissions. (5) In designating a lead submitter under subsection (3) or (4), the panel must consider— (a) whether a person is capable of advancing the matters raised by the submissions; and (b) whether the designation will facilitate the efficient and timely consideration of the submissions. S. 158E inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 158.