Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Before preparing the draft water resource plan, the Minister must, after preparing the statement of proposals required under section 39, publish a notice stating—
(a) the Minister's intention to prepare a draft water resource plan for the proposed plan area; and
(b) that the statement of proposals is available for inspection and purchase.
(2) The notice must also state the following—
(a) the purpose and reasons for which the draft plan is being prepared;
(b) the proposed plan area;
(c) the water in the proposed plan area to which the draft plan is intended to apply;
(d) where copies of the statement of proposals are available for inspection and purchase;
(e) that written submissions may be made by any entity about the statement of proposals;
(f) a day (the closing day) by which the submissions can be made, and the person to whom, and the place where, they must be made.
(3) The closing day can not be earlier than 30 business days after the day the notice is published.
(4) The Minister must give a copy of the notice to each local government whose local government area includes all or part of the proposed plan area.
(5) A local government receiving a copy of the notice must make it available for inspection by the public.
(6) The Minister may give a copy of the notice to any other entity the Minister considers appropriate.