Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00298:section:20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00298
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20
Character Range: 20078–21698

20  Variation or revocation of measures
 (1) The Council may vary or revoke any national environment protection measure.
 (2) If the Council intends to vary or revoke a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice specifying the measure that the Council intends varying or revoking.
 (3) The notice must:
 (a) be published in the Gazette; and
 (b) so far as each participating State or Territory is concerned—also be published, on at least 2 days during the month when the Gazette notice is published, in a newspaper circulating in that State or Territory.
 (4) Sections 15, 17, 18 and 19 apply to a variation or revocation of a national environment protection measure as if:
 (a) a reference to making a national environment protection measure were a reference to a variation or revocation of a national environment protection measure, as the case may be; and
 (b) a reference to a national environment protection measure were a reference to the variation or revocation of such a measure, as the case may be; and
 (c) a reference to a proposed national environment protection measure were a reference to a proposed variation or proposed revocation of such a measure, as the case may be; and
 (d) the reference in section 17 to the day on which paragraph 16(2)(b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions were a reference to the day on which paragraph (3)(b) of this section has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions.
 (5) Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply to a minor variation of a national environment protection measure under Division 2A.