Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Subject to this Part, before requesting the making of a rule under this Part, a port management body, local port manager or waterway manager must invite submissions and comments in relation to the proposed request from the public in accordance with this section.
Note
As to when this section applies, see section 193(5).
(2) The port management body, local port manager or waterway manager must—
(a) publish notice of the proposal to request the making of a rule—
(i) in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State; and
(ii) on the body's or manager's Internet site; and
(b) make copies of the proposal available to the public on the body's or manager's Internet site and at the body's or manager's offices or principal place of business during business hours free of charge.
(3) A notice under subsection (2)(a) must—
(a) include a summary of the proposal; and
(b) specify the date by when a submission or comment must be made to the port management body, local port manager or waterway manager; and
(c) specify how a submission or comment must be made; and
(d) specify that copies of the proposal are available on the body's or manager's Internet site and at the body's or manager's offices or principal place of business during business hours free of charge.
(4) The period of time between publication of the notice and the date specified in the notice must not be less than 4 weeks.
(5) The port management body, local port manager or waterway manager must, in formulating its request for the making of a rule, take into account every submission or comment it receives by the date specified in the notice under subsection (2)(a).