Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

In relation to each place included in the finalised priority assessment list, the Australian Heritage Council must publish a notice inviting people to make comments on the place.

The Australian Heritage Council may, under subsection (1), publish a single notice relating to all of the places on the finalised priority assessment list, or may publish a number of separate notices, each of which relates to one or more of the places.

A notice under subsection (1), in relation to a place or places:

must be published in accordance with the regulations referred to in paragraph (4)(a); and

must identify the place or places to which the notice relates; and

must invite people to make comments, to the Australian Heritage Council, about:

whether the place or places meet any of the National Heritage criteria; and

whether the place or places should be included in the National Heritage List; and

must specify the date (the cut‑off date) by which comments must be received, which must be at least 30 business days after the notice has been published as required by paragraph (a); and

must specify, or refer to, the manner and form requirements that, under regulations referred to in paragraph (4)(b), apply to making comments; and

may also invite people to comment on other matters that the Australian Heritage Council considers appropriate; and

may also include any other information that the Australian Heritage Council considers appropriate.

The regulations must provide for the following:

how a notice under subsection (1) is to be published;

the manner and form for making comments.