(1) The CEO may from
time to time make, amend or revoke guidelines with respect to —
(a) the
assessment, management and reporting of contaminated sites;
(b) the
identification and classification of contaminated sites; and
(c)
community consultation regarding contaminated sites.
(2) The CEO is to
ensure that a copy of the guidelines, in an up to date form —
(a) is
available for inspection by members of the public during office hours free of
charge; and
(b) is
made available to members of the public in any manner the CEO thinks fit.
(3) If there is an
inconsistency between a guideline and a regulation, the regulation prevails to
the extent of that inconsistency.
(4) The CEO is to
cause to be published in the Gazette notice of the making, amendment or
revocation of guidelines, but notices under this subsection need not include
the text of guidelines or the amendments.
(5) Guidelines are not
subsidiary legislation for the purposes of the Interpretation Act 1984 .