Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2007

The draft waste strategy must be submitted, together with such reports and other material as the Waste Authority considers relevant, to the Minister for the Minister’s consent to public submissions being sought.

If the Minister does not consent to public submissions being sought in respect of the draft waste strategy the Minister must return the draft waste strategy to the Waste Authority and request it to —

consider or further consider any matter and deal with the matter in the draft waste strategy; and

revise the draft waste strategy in the light of its consideration or further consideration; and

again submit the draft waste strategy to the Minister under this section.

If the Minister consents to public submissions being sought in respect of the draft waste strategy the Waste Authority must publish —

in the Gazette; and

in 2 issues of a daily newspaper circulating throughout the State,

specifying the places at which copies of the draft waste strategy may be inspected and obtained; and

stating the effect of section 28 and specifying the period referred to in that section.

The Waste Authority may fix and charge a fee for supplying a copy of the draft waste strategy.