Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01237:clause:1_25
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Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 25
Character Range: 35115–36308

25  Preparation of draft standard or variation

 (1) After considering an urgent application, the Authority must:
 (a) prepare in writing a draft standard or a draft variation of a standard; or
 (b) reject the application.

 (2) After considering an urgent proposal, the Authority must:
 (a) prepare in writing a draft standard or a draft variation of a standard, as the case requires; or
 (b) abandon the proposal.

 (3) If, under this section, the Authority prepares a draft standard, or a draft variation of a standard, the Authority must publish on the Internet:
 (a) a copy of the draft; and
 (b) a notice inviting interested persons and appropriate government agencies to give written submissions about the draft to the Authority:
 (i) within 10 business days after the publication of the notice; or
 (ii) if the Authority specifies a shorter period in the notice—within that shorter period.

 (4) As soon as practicable after complying with subsection (3), the Authority must publish in a newspaper circulating in each State or Territory and in New Zealand a copy of the notice mentioned in paragraph (3)(b), together with information about where a copy of the draft may be obtained.