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Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999
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#### 26 Public consultation
26 Public consultation
> > (1) The Minister is required to give the public an opportunity to make submissions on the proposed Code and to take any submission that is duly made into account.
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> > (2) In order to give the public an opportunity to do so, the Minister must—
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> > > (a) exhibit the proposed Code at the head office of the Department and at its regional offices (including on an appropriate Government website), and
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> > > (b) allow a period of not less than 30 days for public comment, and
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> > > (c) before the proposed Code is exhibited, advertise the dates and places of exhibition and the period allowed for public comment in a manner that the Minister is satisfied is likely to bring the advertisement to the attention of members of the public.
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> > (3) Before the proposed Code is made, the Minister is to prepare and make public a report on the public consultation under this section (including information about any submissions received by the Minister).
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> **s 26:** Am 2018 No 25, Sch 2.25; 2019 No 1, Sch 1.13 \[6\].