Queensland Consolidated Acts

WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 72

(1) The chief executive may issue guidelines for preparing land and water management plans.

(2) Before issuing the guidelines the chief executive must--

(a) prepare draft guidelines; and

(b) publish a notice when the draft guidelines have been prepared.

(3) The notice must state the following--

(a) where copies of the draft guidelines may be inspected and, on payment of a fee, purchased;

(b) that written submissions may be made by any entity about the draft guidelines;

(c) a day by which submissions must be made, and the person to whom, and the place where, the submissions must be made.

(4) The day stated under subsection (3)(c) must not be earlier than 30 business days after the day the notice is published.

(5) The chief executive may send a copy of the notice to any entity the chief executive considers appropriate.

(6) The chief executive may amend any guidelines issued by following the procedures stated in subsections (2) to (5).