Availability and inspection of documents17

1

Representations or documents must be made available by the Commission to additional affected persons, additional interested parties and interested parties and to anyone who requests an opportunity to inspect and take copies of them.

2

A representation or document shall be taken to be available where additional affected persons, additional interested parties and interested parties are notified of—

a

publication of the representation or document on a website;

b

the address of the website;

c

the place on the website where the representation or document may be accessed, and how it may be accessed;

d

details of where and when copies of representations or documents may be inspected;

e

details of where and when representations or documents may be copied; and

f

whether a charge will be made for copying any of the documents available for inspection and, if so, the amount of any charge.

3

Where the applicant, additional affected person, additional interested party, or interested party is under an obligation to afford to any person who so requests an opportunity to inspect and take copies of any representation or document, the opportunity shall be taken to have been afforded where the person is notified of—

a

publication of the representation or document on a website;

b

the address of the website;

c

the place on the website where the representation or document may be accessed, and how it may be accessed;

d

details of where and when copies of the representation or document may be inspected;

e

details of where and when any representation or document may be copied; and

f

whether a charge will be made for copying any of the documents available for inspection and, if so, the amount of any charge.

4

In this regulation—

a

“document” means any notice, report or other document required or authorised to be sent or prepared under these Regulations or under the Act;

b

“representation” means a relevant representation or a written representation.