Environment Protection Act 1997

If the authority receives an application under section 47 in relation to a prescribed activity (other than a prescribed activity to which a declaration under subsection (6) applies), the authority must prepare a notice—

containing a brief description of the prescribed activity and its location; and

indicating where copies of the application may be obtained; and

inviting anyone to make submissions about the application to the authority, at the place stated in the notice, no later than the date (the relevant date) stated in the notice.

The relevant date must be at least 15 working days after the day the notice is notified under the Legislation Act.

The notice is a notifiable instrument.

Within 10 working days after the day the notice mentioned in subsection (1) is notified under the Legislation Act, the authority must give additional public notice of the notice.

Note Public notice means notice on an ACT government website or in a daily newspaper circulating in the ACT (see Legislation Act, dict, pt 1). The requirement in s (4) is in addition to the requirement for notification on the legislation register as a notifiable instrument.

The Minister may declare that this section does not apply to a prescribed activity.

A declaration under subsection (5) is a disallowable instrument.