Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2017 - REG 71AN

71AN Chief executive may request public notice of application

(1) This section applies if the chief executive considers the grant of an application for a protected area authority may restrict the reasonable use, by persons other than the applicant, of a part of the protected area to which the application relates.

(2) The chief executive may give the applicant a notice stating—

(a) the applicant must give public notice of the application within a stated period; and

(b) the information that must be included in the public notice; and

(c) the number of times, being not more than 2, that the public notice must be given.

(3) The applicant must give the public notice and ensure it—

(a) includes the stated information; and

(b) invites interested persons to make written submissions to the chief executive in relation to the application—

(i) at an address stated in the notice; and

(ii) within a stated period of at least 20 business days.

(4) Before deciding whether or not to grant the protected area authority, the chief executive must consider any written submissions received by the chief executive in response to the public notice.