Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004C01237:clause:1_20
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20  Approved draft standards etc. to be notified to Council

 (1) If the Authority approves a draft standard or variation under section 18 (with or without amendments), the Authority must, within 14 days after the approval, give the Council:
 (a) a written notification of the approval; and
 (b) a copy of the approved draft; and
 (c) a list of the written submissions that were made for the purpose of the draft assessment and final assessment concerned; and
 (d) a statement analysing those submissions; and
 (e) a summary of the Authority's reasons for approving the draft; and
 (f) a Regulation Impact Statement.

 (2) The things mentioned in paragraphs (1)(c), (d), (e) and (f) may be set out in the same document.

 (3) A failure to comply with paragraph (1)(c), (d), (e) or (f) does not affect the validity of the draft.

 (4) If the Authority approves a draft standard or variation under section 18 (with or without amendments), the Authority must publish on the Internet:
 (a) a copy of the draft; and
 (b) a notice setting out the matters mentioned in subsection (5).

 (4A) As soon as practicable after complying with subsection (4), 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 (4)(b), together with information about where a copy of the draft may be obtained.

 (5) A notice under subsection (4) must:
 (a) state that the Authority has approved the draft under section 18; and
 (b) state that the Authority has given, or is about to give, the Council a written notification of the approval of the draft; and
 (c) summarise the effect of Divisions 3 and 4 in relation to the notification.

 (6) If the Authority has notified the Council under subsection (1) that the Authority has approved a draft standard or variation (with or without amendments), the Council may direct the Authority to give the Council such information as the Council reasonably requires for the purpose of assisting the Council to make a decision about the draft under section 21, 22 or 23.