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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1998 Week 10 Hansard (26 November) . . Page.. 3113 ..

Clause 5

MR SMYTH (Minister for Urban Services) (5.24): Mr Deputy Speaker, I move amendment No. 5 circulated in my name:

Page 4, line 26, omit the clause, substitute the following clauses:

"5. Preparation and variation of environment flow guidelines

(1) The Authority shall prepare draft guidelines for ascertaining the flow necessary to maintain aquatic ecosystems.

(2) The Authority may prepare a draft variation of the guidelines.

(3) In preparing draft guidelines or a draft variation of the guidelines, the Authority shall take into account the environmental, economic and social impact of the guidelines.

(4) Sections 5A to 5F, inclusive, apply to a draft variation of guidelines as if they were draft guidelines.

5A. Guidelines - consultation

(1) After preparing draft guidelines under section 5, the Authority shall publish in the Gazette, and in a daily newspaper printed and circulating in the Territory, a notice -

(a) containing a brief description of the guidelines;

(b) indicating the place from which copies of the draft guidelines may be obtained; and

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c) inviting any person who wishes to do so to lodge any suggestions or comments about the draft guidelines in writing with the Authority within 60 days after publication of the notice.

(2) The Authority shall consider the suggestions and comments lodged in accordance with an invitation under paragraph (1)(c) and, if the Authority considers it appropriate to do so, may revise the draft guidelines in accordance with any of those suggestions or comments.

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