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24  Declaration of urgency

 (1) If the Authority considers that it is appropriate to do so in order to protect public health and safety, the Authority may:
 (a) declare in writing that a specified application made under section 12 is an urgent application for the purposes of this Part; or
 (b) declare in writing that a specified proposal prepared under section 12AA is an urgent proposal for the purposes of this Part;
so long as the application or proposal relates to the development or variation of a standard.

 (2) The Authority must publish a copy of a declaration under subsection (1):
 (a) on the Internet; and
 (b) in a newspaper circulating in each State or Territory and in New Zealand.

 (2A) The Authority must take all reasonable steps to distribute copies of the declaration to the print and electronic media in Australia and New Zealand for the purpose of seeking media publicity about the urgent application or proposal.

 (3) The Authority must give a copy of a declaration under subsection (1) to:
 (a) each appropriate government agency; and
 (b) the Council; and
 (c) if the declaration relates to an application—the applicant.

 (4) Division 2 (other than sections 12 and 12AA) and Divisions 3 and 4 do not apply to an urgent application or an urgent proposal.

 (5) Paragraph 12(2)(c) does not apply to an urgent application.