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Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015
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### sec.22 Preparing and notifying draft instrument
If the Minister proposes to make or amend a port overlay for a priority port’s master planned area, the Minister must prepare a draft of the proposed port overlay or 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; 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 10 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
The Minister must give a copy of the public notice and the draft instrument to the following entities—
the port authority for the priority port to which the draft instrument relates;
each affected local government;
if the master planned area is within, or includes, a State development area—the Coordinator-General;
if the master planned area is within, or includes, a priority development 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.
(sec.22-ssec.1) If the Minister proposes to make or amend a port overlay for a priority port’s master planned area, the Minister must prepare a draft of the proposed port overlay or amendment (the draft instrument).
(sec.22-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; 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 10 business days after the public notice is published in the gazette.
(sec.22-ssec.3) The Minister must give a copy of the public notice and the draft instrument to the following entities— the port authority for the priority port to which the draft instrument relates; each affected local government; if the master planned area is within, or includes, a State development area—the Coordinator-General; if the master planned area is within, or includes, a priority development area—MEDQ.
(sec.22-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.
- (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; 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 10 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 affected local government;
- (c) if the master planned area is within, or includes, a State development area—the Coordinator-General;
- (d) if the master planned area is within, or includes, a priority development area—MEDQ.