Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00532:clause:2_138d
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00532
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 138D
Character Range: 72352–73390

138D  Notice to be given to certain persons before inquiry is held

 (1) Before directing that an inquiry be held, the President must give written notice to the following persons:
 (a) the Commonwealth Minister;
 (b) the relevant State Minister or Territory Minister;
 (c) the Chief Justice of the Federal Court;
 (d) the representative body, or a person or body performing functions of a representative body, for the area concerned;
 (e) the applicant in relation to any application that is affected by the inquiry;
 (f) any other person who is a party to the proceeding that relates to the application.

 (2) The notice must:
 (a) state that the Tribunal intends to hold an inquiry; and
 (b) set out the matters or issues that the inquiry will examine; and
 (c) set out the effect of subsection (3) of this section and subsection 141(5).

 (3) An inquiry must not begin before the end of 7 days after the day on which notice was given, and if notice is given to different persons on different days, the later or latest of those days.