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Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015
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### sec.10 Preparing and notifying draft instrument
After giving notice of a proposed master plan or proposed amendment under section 9 , the Minister must prepare a draft of the proposed master plan, or proposed amendment, (the draft instrument ).
After preparing the draft instrument, the Minister must publish a public notice stating—
where copies of the instrument may be inspected and purchased; and
a phone number or email address to contact for information about the instrument; and
that an entity may make a written submission to the Minister about any aspect of the instrument, including the proposed master planned area; and
the requirements for properly making a submission; and
the period (the consultation period ) within which a submission may be made, which must be at least—
if the Minister proposes to make a master plan—30 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette; or
if the Minister proposes to amend a master plan—20 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
The Minister must give a copy of the notice and the draft instrument to the following entities—
the port authority for the priority port to which the draft instrument relates;
each local government whose local government area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area;
if a State development area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area—the Coordinator-General;
if a priority development area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area—MEDQ.
For all of the consultation period, the Minister must keep a copy of the draft instrument available for inspection and purchase by members of the public at the department’s head office.
In this section—
proposed master planned area means—
if the draft instrument is a proposed master plan—the area identified in the instrument as the proposed master planned area; or
if the draft instrument is a proposed amendment of a master plan—the area that will be identified in the master plan as the master planned area if the amendment is made.
(sec.10-ssec.1) After giving notice of a proposed master plan or proposed amendment under section 9 , the Minister must prepare a draft of the proposed master plan, or proposed amendment, (the draft instrument ).
(sec.10-ssec.2) After preparing the draft instrument, the Minister must publish a public notice stating— where copies of the instrument may be inspected and purchased; and a phone number or email address to contact for information about the instrument; and that an entity may make a written submission to the Minister about any aspect of the instrument, including the proposed master planned area; and the requirements for properly making a submission; and the period (the consultation period ) within which a submission may be made, which must be at least— if the Minister proposes to make a master plan—30 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette; or if the Minister proposes to amend a master plan—20 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
(sec.10-ssec.3) The Minister must give a copy of the notice and the draft instrument to the following entities— the port authority for the priority port to which the draft instrument relates; each local government whose local government area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area; if a State development area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area—the Coordinator-General; if a priority development area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area—MEDQ.
(sec.10-ssec.4) For all of the consultation period, the Minister must keep a copy of the draft instrument available for inspection and purchase by members of the public at the department’s head office.
(sec.10-ssec.5) In this section— proposed master planned area means— if the draft instrument is a proposed master plan—the area identified in the instrument as the proposed master planned area; or if the draft instrument is a proposed amendment of a master plan—the area that will be identified in the master plan as the master planned area if the amendment is made.
- (a) where copies of the instrument may be inspected and purchased; and
- (b) a phone number or email address to contact for information about the instrument; and
- (c) that an entity may make a written submission to the Minister about any aspect of the instrument, including the proposed master planned area; and
- (d) the requirements for properly making a submission; and
- (e) the period (the consultation period ) within which a submission may be made, which must be at least— (i) if the Minister proposes to make a master plan—30 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette; or (ii) if the Minister proposes to amend a master plan—20 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
- (i) if the Minister proposes to make a master plan—30 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette; or
- (ii) if the Minister proposes to amend a master plan—20 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
- (i) if the Minister proposes to make a master plan—30 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette; or
- (ii) if the Minister proposes to amend a master plan—20 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
- (a) the port authority for the priority port to which the draft instrument relates;
- (b) each local government whose local government area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area;
- (c) if a State development area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area—the Coordinator-General;
- (d) if a priority development area is within, or includes, the master planned area or proposed master planned area—MEDQ.
- (a) if the draft instrument is a proposed master plan—the area identified in the instrument as the proposed master planned area; or
- (b) if the draft instrument is a proposed amendment of a master plan—the area that will be identified in the master plan as the master planned area if the amendment is made.