(1) On an application being referred to the Panel, the Panel must publish, in the way that the Panel considers appropriate, a notice:
(a) giving details of the application; and
(b) inviting written submissions from interested members of the public within a reasonable period specified in the notice.
(2) The Panel must:
(a) provide the applicant with copies of submissions made in response to the invitation; and
(b) allow the applicant a reasonable opportunity to respond to the submissions.