Gas Supply Act 1996

Before determining an application for a licence or for the transfer of a licence, the Minister must cause notice of the application to be published in the Gazette and in such other manner as the Minister is satisfied is likely to bring the notice to the attention of members of the public.

The notice must indicate—

the nature of the licence to which the application relates, and

the identity of the proposed holder of the licence, and

the district in which the licence, if granted or transferred, would operate, and

where submissions on the application should be lodged, and

the time (being at least 40 days from the date on which the notice is first published) within which any such submissions should be lodged, and

such other matters as may be prescribed by the regulations.

The Minister must give due consideration to matters arising from any submissions under this section.