Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 2014 - SECT 51

    (1)     If the conservator prepares a draft nature conservation strategy, the conservator must also prepare a notice about the draft nature conservation strategy (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 nature conservation strategy; 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 nature conservation strategy.

    (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 nature conservation strategy—

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

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