Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00298:section:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2021C00298
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18
Character Range: 18817–19628

18  Public consultation
 (1) Before making a national environment protection measure, the Council must publish a notice:
 (a) stating how the draft of the proposed measure and the impact statement may be obtained; and
 (b) inviting submissions to the Council on the proposed measure, or on the impact statement, within a specified period.
 (2) A 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.
 (3) The period specified in each notice under subsection (1) must end not less than 2 months after the day on which paragraph (2)(b) has been fully complied with in all participating jurisdictions.