9BViews of concerned persons to be considered before making declarations

##### 9B Views of concerned persons to be considered before making declarations (1) Where the Minister proposes to: (aa) make a declaration under section 9, where the declaration relates to the amendment of Schedule 6; or (a) declare an approved management program under section 10; or (b) declare a controlled specimen under section 10A; the Designated Authority must send each person and organisation on the register maintained under section 9A written notice of the proposal and, without contravening the Privacy Act 1986, sufficient information to enable the person or organisation to consider adequately the merits of the proposal. (2) A person or organisation on the register may give the Designated Authority written comments on the proposal within one month after its receipt of the notice or such longer period as the Designated Authority determines. (3) The Minister is not to make the proposed declaration unless the Minister has considered all comments on the proposal given under subsection (2).