Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If the Minister
considers it appropriate to do so, or is required to do so by this Act, the
Minister must consult publicly on any proposal for making, amending or
repealing regulations, by-laws, a management programme or a working plan.
(2) To consult
publicly, the Minister must —
(a) if
the Minister is of the opinion that the proposal may affect the functions of a
body that is responsible for the planning for, or management of, a natural
resource — submit the proposal to that body; and
(b) call
for public comment on the proposal in accordance with subsection (3); and
(c)
consider any submissions made by a body to which a proposal was submitted or a
person under subsection (3).
(3) The Minister is
taken to have complied with subsection (2)(b) if the
Minister —
(a)
publishes in 2 issues of a daily newspaper circulating in the area or areas
concerned a notice outlining the proposal; and
(b)
includes in the notice a statement —
(i)
specifying the places at which a copy of the proposal may
be inspected or obtained; and
(ii)
indicating that written submissions on the proposal may
be made by any person within a specified period; and
(iii)
showing the address to which submissions may be delivered
or posted.
(4) The period
specified under subsection (3)(b)(ii) is not to be less than 30 days
after both of the notices referred to in subsection (3)(a) have been
published.
[Section 78 inserted by No. 38 of 2007
s. 184.]