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HERITAGE ACT 2017 - SECT 171

Notice of draft World Heritage Strategy Plan

    (1)     On completing a draft World Heritage Strategy Plan, the Executive Director must cause a notice of the preparation of the draft plan to be published—

        (a)     in a newspaper circulating generally in the World Heritage Environs Area to which the draft plan relates; and

        (b)     in a daily newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.

    (2)     A notice under subsection (1) must state—

S. 171(2)(a) substituted by No. 5/2023 s. 8(1).

        (a)     if the Executive Director intends to make a copy of the draft plan available in person in accordance with the requirements set out in section 254B, the place at which any person may inspect the draft plan; and

S. 171(2)(ab) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 8(1).

        (ab)     if the Executive Director intends to make a copy of the draft plan available electronically and on request in accordance with the requirements set out in sections 254C and  254D

              (i)     the address of the Department's website at which a copy of the draft plan is published; and

              (ii)     the Department's contact details for making a request to inspect a copy of the draft plan; and

        (b)     the submission date for the draft plan, being at least 60 days after the date of the notice; and

        (c)     that any person may make a written submission to the Heritage Council on the draft plan on or before the submission date.

S. 171(3) substituted by No. 5/2023 s. 8(2).

    (3)     During the inspection period, the Executive Director and the Heritage Council must make an up to date copy of a draft World Heritage Strategy Plan available in accordance with the public availability requirements.

S. 171(4) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 8(2).

    (4)     In calculating a period of time under this section, the period from 24 December to 9 January next following is excluded.

S. 171(5) inserted by No. 5/2023 s. 8(2).

    (5)     In this section—

"inspection period" means the period—

        (a)     beginning on the day notice of the preparation of the draft World Heritage Strategy Plan is published under subsection (1)(a) or (b), whichever is earlier; and

        (b)     ending on the submission date for the draft plan.



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