Planning Act 2023

If the custodian of an area of public land prepares a draft land management plan for the area, the custodian must also prepare a notice (a consultation notice) about the draft plan.

If the custodian publishes a consultation notice about the draft plan—

anyone may make a written submission to the custodian about the draft plan; and

submissions may be made to the custodian within 6 weeks after the day the consultation notice is published on the authority website (the consultation period); and

a person making a submission may, in writing, withdraw the submission at any time.

A consultation notice must—

state the matters mentioned in subsection (2); and

include the draft plan; and

be published on the authority website.

If the custodian receives a submission about the draft plan, the custodian must make a copy of the submission available on the authority website until—

the Minister approves or rejects the draft land management plan; or

the submission or draft land management plan is withdrawn.