Reference of policies to Parliament
30 Reference of policies to Parliament
When the Governor declares a draft environment protection policy to be an authorised environment protection policy under this Act, the Minister must—
within 14 days, refer the policy to the Environment, Resources and
Development Committee of the Parliament; and
within 14 sitting days, cause the policy to be laid before both
Houses of Parliament.
If the Environment, Resources and Development Committee, after receipt of the policy under subsection (1), resolves to suggest an amendment to the policy, the Governor may, on the recommendation of the Minister, by notice in the Gazette, proceed to make such an amendment.
If either House of Parliament passes a resolution disallowing the policy, the policy ceases to have effect.
If an amendment suggested by resolution under subsection (2) has been made to the policy by the
Governor under that subsection, a resolution may nevertheless be passed under subsection (3) disallowing the policy as amended.
A resolution is not effective for the purposes of subsection (3) unless passed in pursuance of a notice of motion given within 14 sitting days (which need not fall within the same session of Parliament) after the day on which the policy was laid before the House.
Where a policy that revokes the whole or part of another policy is disallowed, the policy or part sought to be revoked revives.
Where a policy is disallowed by resolution of either House, notice of the resolution must forthwith be published in the
Gazette.
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