Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00080:clause:5_19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00080
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 19
Character Range: 275875–277939

19  At the end of section 131
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 (4) If:
 (a) before the commencement of this section, the Interim Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee published on the Department's website:
 (i) the proposal; and
 (ii) a notice inviting the public to make a submission to the Committee on the proposal by a specified time limit; and
 (b) the time limit was not shorter than 30 days;
this Act has effect, and is taken always to have had effect, as if the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee had complied with paragraph 112(5)(a) and subsection 112(6) in relation to the proposal.
 (5) If:
 (a) before the commencement of this section, the Interim Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee received any submissions in accordance with a notice referred to in subsection (4) in relation to the proposal; and
 (b) before the commencement of this section, the Interim Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee:
 (i) considered the submissions; and
 (ii) published the submissions on the Department's website;
this Act has effect, and is taken always to have had effect, as if the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee had complied with paragraph 112(5)(b) and subsection 112(11) in relation to the proposal.
 (6) Subparagraph (5)(b)(ii) does not apply in relation to a particular submission made by a person if the person has requested the Interim Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee not to publish the submission on the ground that publication of the submission could reasonably be expected to substantially prejudice the commercial interests of the person or another person.
 (7) If:
 (a) before the commencement of this section, the Interim Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee received any submissions in accordance with a notice referred to in subsection (4) in relation to a proposal; and
 (b) paragraph (5)(b) does not apply in relation to the submissions;
this Act has effect, and is taken always to have had effect, as if the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee had received the submissions under subsection 112(5) within the time limit referred to in subparagraph 112(5)(a)(ii).