Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993

The Commission, as soon as practicable after receiving notice under section 21(3) that a draft of the SPPs has been approved for public exhibition, must ensure an exhibition notice in relation to the draft of the SPPs is published in accordance with this section.

The exhibition notice is to be published once before, and once within 14 days after, the first day of the exhibition period, in a newspaper that is published, and circulates generally, in Tasmania.

An exhibition notice is to – specify the period that is to be the exhibition period in relation to the draft of the SPPs; and specify that the relevant exhibition documents are or will be – available for viewing by the public, during the exhibition period, at premises, that are offices of the Commission, specified in the notice; and available for viewing and downloading by the public, during the exhibition period, at an electronic address specified in the notice; and contain an invitation to all persons and bodies to, within the exhibition period, make to the Commission a representation in relation to the draft of the SPPs by submitting the representation to – the premises specified in the notice in accordance with paragraph (b)(i); or an electronic address specified in the notice.

The exhibition period, in relation to a draft of the SPPs, is to be a period of 60 days – beginning on the day on which the draft of the SPPs begins to be available for viewing by the public at exhibition premises in accordance with subsection (6)(a); and excluding any days on which the exhibition premises are closed during normal business hours.

The Commission must, as soon as practicable after receiving notice under section 21(3) that a draft of the SPPs has been approved for public exhibition, give to each planning authority – a copy of the relevant exhibition documents in relation to the draft of the SPPs; and an invitation to make to the Commission a representation in relation to the draft of the SPPs.

The Commission must ensure that copies of the relevant exhibition documents in relation to the draft of the SPPs are, for the exhibition period – available for viewing by the public at the exhibition premises; and available for viewing and downloading by the public at an electronic address specified in the exhibition notice.