Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 195

    (1)     If the conservator prepares a draft Ramsar wetland management plan, the conservator must also prepare a notice about the draft Ramsar wetland management plan (a public consultation notice ).

    (2)     A public consultation notice must—

        (a)     state that—

              (i)     anyone may give a written submission to the conservator about the draft Ramsar wetland management plan; and

              (ii)     submissions may be given to the conservator only during the period starting on the day the public consultation notice is notified under the Legislation Act

 and ending on a stated day, being a day at least 6 weeks after the day it is notified (the  public consultation period ); and

        (b)     include the draft Ramsar wetland management plan.

    (3)     A public consultation notice is a notifiable instrument.

Note     A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act

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    (4)     If the conservator notifies a public consultation notice for a draft Ramsar wetland management plan—

        (a)     anyone may give a written submission to the conservator about the draft plan; and

        (b)     the submission may be given to the conservator only during the public consultation period for the draft plan; and

        (c)     the person making the submission may, in writing, withdraw the submission at any time.

    (5)     The conservator may make arrangements for people with particular communication needs to ensure they have adequate opportunity to comment on the draft plan.