Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Before making or varying a declaration under this Part (other than Division 2), the Minister must:
(a) make a copy of the draft declaration or variation available on the Department's website; and
(b) publish a notice on the Department's website:
(i) stating that the Minister has prepared the draft; and
(ii) inviting interested persons to give written comments about the draft to the Minister within the period specified in the notice.
(2) The period specified in the notice must run for at least 30 days after the publication of the notice.
(3) If interested persons have given comments in accordance with a notice under subsection (1), the Minister must have due regard to those comments in making or varying the declaration.