(1)  The Commission, within 7 days after receiving under section 60R(2) the major project proposal in relation to a major project, must, by notice to the following persons, request them to provide to the Commission, within 28 days after the request is made, their comments as to what should be specified in the assessment criteria to be matters to be addressed in the major project impact statement in relation to the major project:

(a) if the proponent is not the owner of all of the land on which the major project is to be situated – the owners of the parts of the land that the proponent does not own;

(b) the owners of, the occupiers of, and the lessees of, any part of land adjoining the land on which the major project is to be situated;

(c) each council that is a relevant planning authority in relation to the major project;

(d) each council that is not a relevant planning authority in relation to the major project but that is the council for a municipal area that is in the regional area, or regional areas, in which the major project is to be situated;

(e) the State Service Agencies, and the Tasmanian Government Businesses, that the Commission considers may have an interest in a matter to which the major project relates;

(f) if all or part of the land to which the major project relates is Crown land within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act 1976  – the Minister to whom the administration of that Act is assigned;

(g) if all or part of the land to which the major project relates is in Wellington Park – the Wellington Park Management Trust.

(2)  A person, within 28 days after being requested to do so under subsection (1) , may provide to the Commission comments as to what should be contained in the assessment criteria in relation to a major project.

(3)  The Commission, as soon as practicable after receiving all comments provided to the Commission under subsection (2) in relation to the major project, must provide the comments to the Panel.

(4)  The Panel, before completing under section 60ZK(1) the preparation of the draft assessment criteria in relation to a major project, must consider all comments provided to the Panel under subsection (3) in relation to the major project.