Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The Executive Director must as soon as practicable after receiving a permit application cause notice of the application to be published in a newspaper circulating generally in the area in which the registered place or registered object is situated, if the Executive Director considers that the proposed works or activities may harm the place or object.
(2) The Executive Director may require—
(a) the owner or government asset manager of the registered place to cause a copy of the notice to be continuously displayed in a conspicuous position at that place for a period not exceeding 14 days; or
(b) the owner or government asset manager of the registered object to cause a copy of the notice to be continuously displayed in a conspicuous position on or near that object for a period not exceeding 14 days.
(3) The Executive Director may extend the specified period of display under subsection (2) with the agreement of the applicant and the owner or government asset manager of the registered place or registered object.
(4) The Executive Director may require the applicant or the owner or government asset manager of the registered place or registered object to cause publication of the notice under subsection (1).
(5) A person is taken to have complied with subsection (2) if the Executive Director is satisfied that the person took all reasonable steps to ensure that the notice was conspicuously and continuously displayed during the specified period of display.
(6) If notice of an application is given in accordance with subsection (1), the Executive Director must make a copy of the application available at the offices of the Department during normal office hours for any person to inspect free of charge for at least the specified period of display under subsection (2).
(7) The Executive Director may require the applicant to provide information regarding compliance with subsection (2) or (4).
(8) In calculating a period of time under this section, the period from 24 December to 9 January next following is excluded.