Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsScope
(1) This section applies to a decision set out in the table, and the affected person in relation to that decision is set out in the table:
Decisions and affected persons | |||||
Item | Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | ||
| Provision under which decision is made | Decision of the responsible Commonwealth Minister | Affected person | ||
1A | section 310 | refusal to renew a greenhouse gas assessment permit | the permittee. | ||
1 | section 332 | refusal to grant a greenhouse gas holding lease to a greenhouse gas injection licensee | the licensee. | ||
2 | section 349 | refusal to renew a greenhouse gas holding lease | the lessee. | ||
3 | refusal to vary a greenhouse gas injection licence | the licensee. | |||
Consultation
(2) Before making the decision, the responsible Commonwealth Minister must:
(a) by written notice given to the affected person, give at least 30 days notice of the responsible Commonwealth Minister's intention to make the decision; and
(b) give a copy of the notice to such other persons (if any) as the responsible Commonwealth Minister thinks fit.
(3) The notice must:
(a) set out details of the decision that is proposed to be made; and
(b) set out the reasons for the proposal; and
(c) invite a person to whom the notice, or a copy of the notice, has been given to make a written submission to the responsible Commonwealth Minister about the proposal; and
(d) specify a time limit for making that submission.
(4) In deciding whether to make the decision, the responsible Commonwealth Minister must take into account any submissions made in accordance with the notice.