71Public notification

1. The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee must publicly notify a draft code of welfare if the Committee is satisfied that—

2. the draft should proceed; and
3. the draft complies with the purposes of this Act; and
4. the draft is so clearly written as to be readily understood; and
5. the draft indicates any matters that the Committee considers should be dealt with by regulations under this Act; and
6. representatives of the persons likely to be affected by the draft have been consulted about it; and
7. the Minister has approved the notification of the draft.

8. If the Committee decides not to proceed with a draft code prepared by any person other than the Committee, it must—

9. give the person its reasons in writing for not proceeding; and
10. notify the Minister of its decision.

11. The National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee must publicly notify the draft code of welfare—

12. by publishing, in 1 or more daily newspapers circulating in the cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, a notice complying with subsection (4); and
13. by giving such further notice (if any) as the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee considers appropriate, having regard to the persons likely to have an interest in the draft code.

14. Every notice published or given under subsection (3) must—

15. contain a description of the draft code of welfare; and
16. state that submissions on the draft code of welfare may be made in writing by any person; and
17. state that every submission on the draft code of welfare should specify—
    1. those aspects that the submission supports; and
    2. those aspects that the submission opposes; and
    3. the reasons for supporting the aspects supported and the reasons for opposing the aspects opposed; and
    4. any alternatives to provisions of the draft code that the person wishes to recommend; and
18. a list of the places where the draft code may be obtained or inspected; and
19. the closing date for the receipt by the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee of submissions on the draft code, being a date no earlier than 30 working days after the date on which the notice is first published in a daily newspaper in accordance with subsection (3)(a); and
20. the address of the place to which submissions on the draft code may be delivered or sent.

21. Subsection (1)(b) must be treated as being met in relation to proposed standards and recommendations in a draft code of welfare if the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee is satisfied that they are needed to give effect to, or for consistency with, any of regulations 25 to 27 of the Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Regulations 2018.