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LOW AROMATIC FUEL ACT 2013 (NO. 1, 2013) - SECT 13

Consultation before determining requirements relating to fuels generally

             (1)  Before making a determination under section 11, the Minister must consult with such persons and bodies from among the following as the Minister considers appropriate:

                     (a)  community representatives and bodies;

                    (aa)  Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders (or representatives of Aboriginal persons or Torres Strait Islanders);

                     (b)  manufacturers and suppliers of fuel;

                     (c)  persons with an interest in or knowledge of human health;

                     (d)  any other person that the Minister considers appropriate.

             (2)  Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister must ensure that:

                     (a)  information setting out the following has been made available in the area or areas to which the determination relates:

                              (i)  the proposed requirements;

                             (ii)  an explanation, in summary form, of the proposed requirements; and

                     (b)  people living in the area, and businesses and organisations operating in the area, have been given a reasonable opportunity to make submissions to the Minister about:

                              (i)  the proposed requirements; and

                             (ii)  the consequences of determining the proposed requirements; and

                            (iii)  their circumstances, concerns and views, so far as they relate to the proposed requirements.


 

   



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