New South Wales Consolidated Acts

THREATENED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT 1995 - SECT 24

24 Publication of final determination

(1) On making a final determination, the Scientific Committee must, as soon as practicable:

(a) in a case involving a nomination, notify the person who made the nomination of the determination, and

(b) notify the Minister, the NRC and the Director-General of the determination, and

(c) publish notice of the determination in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State and, if the determination is likely to affect a particular area or areas (other than the State as a whole), in a newspaper circulating generally in that area or areas, and

(d) publish notice of the making of the determination in the Gazette.

(2) The notice must specify the manner in which members of the public may obtain a copy of the determination and the reasons for it.

(2A) The reasons for a final determination are to include reference to such of the criteria prescribed by the regulations under sections 10-13 as may be relevant to the determination.

(3) Copies of the final determination and the reasons for it are to be made available to members of the public (free of charge) as follows:

(a) by publication on the internet site of the Department,

(b) in response to a request made by contacting an office of the National Parks and Wildlife Service in a manner specified in the notice of the determination,

(c) in response to a request made in person at an office of the National Parks and Wildlife Service at an address specified in the notice of the determination.

(4) The validity of a final determination cannot be questioned in any legal proceedings except those commenced in a court by any person within 6 months of the date of publication in the Gazette of notice of the making of the final determination.