MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 195 Consultation by Safety Director on proposed rules
MARINE SAFETY ACT 2010 (NO. 65 OF 2010) - SECT 195
Consultation by Safety Director on proposed rules(1) This section applies if the Safety Director—
(a) receives a request from a member of the police force to make a rule that the Safety Director considers is of a material nature; or
(b) proposes to make a rule on his or her own initiative that the Safety Director considers is of a material nature.
(2) Before making a rule, the Safety Director must invite submissions and comments from the public in accordance with this section.
(3) The Safety Director must—
(a) publish notice of the request or proposal to make a rule—
(i) in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State; and
(ii) on the Safety Director's Internet site; and
(b) make copies of the request or proposal available to the public on the Safety Director's Internet site and at a prescribed place during business hours free of charge.
(4) A notice under subsection (3)(a) must—
(a) include a summary of the request or proposal; and
(b) specify the date by when a submission or comment must be made to the Safety Director; and
(c) specify how a submission or comment must be made; and
(d) specify that copies of the request or proposal are available on the Safety Director's Internet site and at the prescribed place during business hours free of charge.
(5) The period of time between publication of the notice and the date specified in the notice must not be less than 4 weeks.