Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 1992 - SECT 12

             (1)  Before the Council provides a regulatory recommendation to the CEO for the purposes of subsection 9(1), the Council must consult persons or bodies in accordance with the steps set out in this section.

Note:          This section does not apply if the recommendation is urgent or of minor significance: see subsection 14(3) and section 14B.

             (2)  As soon as practicable after deciding that, subject to consultation processes, it intends to provide a regulatory recommendation to the CEO, the Council must publish a notice, in the manner and form specified in the regulations:

                     (a)  stating its intention to provide the regulatory recommendation to the CEO; and

                     (b)  inviting persons or bodies to make submissions relating to the proposed recommendation in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice.

             (3)  As soon as practicable after the end of the period specified under paragraph (2)(b), the Council must, having regard to any submissions received pursuant to the invitation referred to in that paragraph:

                     (a)  prepare a draft of the regulatory recommendation the Council proposes to provide to the CEO and publish a notice, in the manner and form specified in the regulations:

                              (i)  containing a summary of the draft recommendation; and

                             (ii)  stating where copies of the draft recommendation can be obtained; and

                            (iii)  inviting persons or bodies to make submissions relating to the draft recommendation in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice; or

                     (b)  publish, in the manner and form specified in the regulations, a notice stating that it no longer proposes to provide the recommendation to the CEO.

             (4)  The Council must have regard to any submissions received pursuant to the invitation referred to in subparagraph (3)(a)(iii) before providing the recommendation to the CEO.