Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If the Minister proposes to make a notional rationing rate declaration, before making the declaration, the Minister must consult with the Authority responsible for the area to which the proposed declaration will apply.
(2) After consulting with the Authority, the Minister must—
(a) cause notice of the proposal to be published on the Department's Internet site; and
(b) require the Authority—
(i) to publish notice of the proposal on the Authority's Internet site; and
(ii) to give notice of the proposal to each person holding a general place of take approval in the area.
(3) A notice under subsection (2)—
(a) must invite written submissions to be made to the Minister within the time specified in subsection (4); and
(b) for notice given under subsection (2)(b), must set out details of the proposal, in particular details of the notional rationing rate that is proposed to be fixed to each general place of take approval in the area.
(4) A person affected by the proposal may make written submissions to the Minister on the proposal within 35 days of receiving the notice.
(5) Before making a notional rationing rate declaration, the Minister must have regard to any submissions made under subsection (4) within the required time.
S. 64FX inserted by No. 48/2021 s. 32 (as amended by No. 10/2023 ss 7–13).