ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 25 Consultation on draft environment protection policy

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1997 - SECT 25

    (1)     If the authority prepares a draft environment protection policy, the authority must also prepare a notice—

        (a)     containing a brief description of the draft policy; and

        (b)     stating where copies of the draft policy may be obtained; and

        (c)     inviting anyone to make suggestions or comments about the draft policy to the authority, at the place stated in the notice, within 40 working days after the day the notice is notified under the Legislation Act

(the consultation period ).

    (2)     The notice is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

.

    (3)     The authority must give additional public notice of the notice.

Note     Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act

, dict, pt 1). The requirement in s (3) is in addition to the requirement for notification on the legislation register as a notifiable instrument.

    (4)     During the consultation period, the authority must make copies of the draft environment protection policy available for inspection in accordance with the notice.

    (5)     The authority must also send a copy of a draft policy, without charge, to an entity prescribed by regulation.