Soil Conservation Act 1986

A person who wishes to lodge an objection pursuant to the provisions of this Act may do so by lodging it in writing, together with the person’s reasons for objecting, with the chief executive within the time specified for the lodging of that objection.

Where an objector is a statutory authority or a government department it shall, at the time of lodging the objection, lodge an alternative plan or suggest an alternative course of action, which shall be deemed to form part of the objection, to the matter objected to, which in the opinion of that objector would remove its objection.

Where an objector is a statutory authority or government department it may prior to the expiration of the period within which it may object, apply to the chief executive for an extension of time in which to lodge an alternative plan or suggest an alternative course of action and the chief executive may either grant or refuse the application.

Where the chief executive grants an extension requested in subsection (3) the chief executive shall specify the length of the extension granted.

An alternative plan or suggested course of action lodged within the time specified pursuant to subsection (3A) shall be deemed to have been lodged in compliance with subsection (1).

Upon receipt of all objections lodged in compliance with subsection (1), the chief executive shall consider and make a determination on each objection.

The chief executive shall notify each objector in writing of the determination so made.