15   Environmental reporting indicators

(1)  The Minister is from time to time to adopt environmental reporting indicators, including ecologically sustainable development indicators, for use by the Corporation.

(2)  The indicators must include a methodology for making comparisons to international best practice in waste management.

(3)  Before adopting any environmental reporting indicators, the Minister:

(a)  must cause notice of the proposed indicators to be published in a daily newspaper circulating throughout the State, and

(b)  must cause copies of the proposed indicators to be made available for public inspection on the Internet and at each of the offices of the Corporation, and

(c)  must allow a period of at least 28 days for members of the public to send written comments to the Minister in relation to the proposed indicators, and

(d)  must take any such comments into consideration.