Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister must publish a notice of the Minister's intention to prepare a draft water use plan for the proposed plan area.
(2) The notice must state the following—
(a) the purpose for which the draft plan is to be prepared, including, for example, the risk to natural ecosystems arising from the use of water on land;
(b) the proposed plan area;
(c) details of how it is intended that community and technical consultation for the preparation of the proposed draft plan will take place;
(d) that written submissions may be made by any entity about the proposed draft plan;
(e) a day by which submissions must be made, and the person to whom, and the place where, the submissions must be made.
(3) The day stated under subsection (2)(e) must not be earlier than 30 business days after the day the notice is published.
(4) The Minister must send 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 the copy available for inspection by the public.
(6) The Minister may send a copy of the notice to any other entity the Minister considers appropriate.