Queensland Consolidated Regulations

NATURE CONSERVATION (PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT) REGULATION 2024 - REG 180

180 Chief executive may invite submissions about application for agreement

(1) This section applies if the chief executive considers—

(a) entering into a commercial activity agreement the subject of the application may restrict the reasonable use, by persons other than the applicant, of a protected area or part of a protected area; and

(b) those persons should be given an opportunity to provide submissions to the chief executive about the application.

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

(a) that the public will be notified about the nature of the application on the department’s website; and

(b) a particular period, of at least 20 business days, will be stated on the website for making written submissions to the chief executive about the application; and

(c) the number of times, being not more than 2, that the public will be notified about the application.

(3) The chief executive must, on the department’s website, invite the public to make written submissions to the chief executive about the application in a notice conforming with subsection (2) .

(4) Before deciding whether or not to further negotiate toward entering into the agreement, the chief executive must consider any written submissions—

(a) made to the chief executive in response to the notice given under subsection (3) ; and

(b) received by the chief executive within the period stated in the notice.