(1) Subject to this section, during the public exhibition period, any person may—
(a) make a submission to the assessment committee established to assess the comprehensive impact statement; or
(b) amend such a submission.
(2) Two or more persons, together, may make a submission or an amendment to a submission. An assessment committee may treat such a submission as a single submission.
(3) A submission or an amendment to a submission is not properly made unless it—
(a) is in writing; and
(b) states the name and address of the person making the submission or amendment; and
(c) states the grounds of the submission or amendment; and
(d) is relevant to the declared project; and
(e) is within the scope of the terms of reference of the assessment committee; and
(f) in the case of a submission made by 2 or more persons, states the name and address of the person who will—
(i) represent those persons in a preliminary hearing or a formal public hearing; and
(ii) be the contact person for those persons.
(4) A person who has made a properly made submission may withdraw that submission by notice in writing given to the assessment committee.