(1) If the Secretary receives further submissions on or before the second closing date, the Secretary must, as soon as practicable after the second closing date:
(a) consider all public submissions (the relevant submissions ) made by the second closing date that:
(i) address a matter mentioned in section 52E of the Act; and
(ii) are relevant to the Secretary's interim decision; and
(b) reconsider the interim decision in light of those submissions and any advice received in response to a request under paragraph (2)(a).
(2) In reconsidering the interim decision, the Secretary:
(a) may request advice from any committee or any person; and
(b) is not required to engage in further public consultation.
(3) The Secretary need not consider a public submission made after the second closing date.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), the Secretary must publish, in a manner the Secretary considers appropriate, all relevant submissions.
(5) The Secretary must not publish any information that the Secretary considers to be confidential information.