Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister must publish a notice of the Minister's intention to prepare a draft water resource plan for the proposed plan area.
(2) The notice must state the following--
(a) the purpose and reasons for which the draft plan is being prepared;
(b) the proposed plan area;
(c) the water in the proposed plan area to which the draft plan is intended to apply;
(d) where copies of the information report are available for inspection and purchase;
(e) that written submissions may be made by any entity about the proposed draft plan and the establishment of a community reference panel;
(f) a day by which submissions must be made, and the person to whom, and the place where, the submissions must be made.
(3) The day stated under subsection (2)(f) must not be earlier than 30 business days after the day the notice is published.
(4) The Minister must send a copy of the notice to each local government whose local government area includes all or part of the proposed plan area.
(5) A local government receiving a copy of the notice must make the copy available for inspection by the public.
(6) The Minister may send a copy of the notice to any other entity the Minister considers appropriate.