Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1983 No. 262 GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGULATIONS - REG 9

9. (1) Where, in considering an application for a relevant permission, the
Authority considers that the granting of such permission may restrict the
reasonable use by the public of a part of the Marine Park, the Authority may,
by notice in writing given to the applicant within 70 days after the receipt
of the application, require the applicant, within the period specified in that
notice, to give public notice-

   (a)  setting out such information relating to the application as the
        Authority requires;

   (b)  inviting interested persons to lodge with the Authority comments in
        writing in relation to the application not later than the date
        specified in the notice being a date that is not later than 30 days
        after the first date of publication of the notice; and

   (c)  specifying an address to which such comments may be forwarded.

(2) Before making a decision in respect of an application for a relevant
permission in relation to which public notice is required to be given in
accordance with sub-regulation (1), the Authority shall give due consideration
to any comments in writing received by it in response to such a notice.

(3) In sub-regulation (1), a reference to public notice is a reference to a
notice published on 2 separate days within a period of 14 days-

   (a)  in the Gazette;

   (b)  in a newspaper circulating generally in the State of Queensland; and

   (c)  in a newspaper, if any, that is a local newspaper circulating in that
        part of the State of Queensland adjacent to that part of the Marine
        Park that is proposed to be used or entered.