Adventure Activities Standards Authority Act, 2001
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Preparation of draft report and observations of affected persons. |
17.—(1) Before publishing a report under section 16 , the Authority shall send a draft of the report or sections of the draft report to any person who, in its opinion, is likely to be adversely affected by the publishing of the report or sections or, if that person is deceased, then such person as appears to the Authority best to represent the interest of that person. | |
(2) A person to whom the Authority sends a draft in accordance with subsection (1) may, within a period of 28 days commencing on the date on which the draft is sent to the person, or such further period, not exceeding 28 days, as the Authority in its absolute discretion thinks fit, submit to the Authority in writing his or her observations on the draft. | ||
(3) A person to whom a draft has been sent in accordance with subsection (1) may apply to the Authority for an extension, in accordance with subsection (2), of the period in which to submit his or her observations on the draft. | ||
(4) Observations submitted to the Authority in accordance with subsection (2) shall be included in an appendix to the published report, unless the person submitting the observations requests in writing that the observations not be published. | ||
(5) Where observations are submitted to the Authority in accordance with subsection (2), the Authority may, at its discretion— | ||
(a) alter the draft before publication or decide not to do so, or | ||
(b) include in the published report such comments on the observations as it thinks fit. | ||
(6) A person to whom a draft has been sent in accordance with subsection (1) shall not publish or publicise, or cause to have published or publicised, the draft or its contents, except with the prior consent in writing of the Authority. |