If a report provided to the Commission under sub-section 2) concludes that the Commission’s budget and forecasts are not reasonable having regard to the G) Commission’s functions under this Act, the Commission shall provide a response to the Minister within three months responding to the recommendations in the report. Consultation 20. The Commission shall carry out such consultations as are required by this Act. 1) The Commission may also catry out such other consultations with interested persons as it thinks appropriate in the circumstances. Where this Act requires the Commission to conduct a consultation, the Commission shall publish a written notice specifying— 2) a) b) c) the power which the Commission intends to exercise; the way in which the Commission intends to exercise that power; and the reasons for the intended exercise of that power. (3) Where this Act requires the Commission to conduct consultation with a particular person, the Commission shall also provide the written notice specified in subsection (2) to that person. 4) A person shall be entitled to provide a submission to the Commission in response to a notice published under subsection (2). The due date to lodge such a submission shall be 14 days from the date of the notice or such longer period as the Commission may specify in the notice. The Commission shall take into account any submission which it receives under subsection (4) by the due date. The Commission is not prohibited from taking into G) account a submission which it receives after the due date. Subject to section, the Commission shall make available a copy of any submission it receives under subsection (4). The Commission may charge a reasonable fee to cover any administrative costs of complying with this subsection. (6) D) The Commission shall, before making a final decision— a) b) (8) publish a draft decision; and provide a copy of such draft decision to every person who has made a submission under subsection (4), where required by this Act, or where the Commission otherwise considers it appropriate. If the Commission issues a draft decision, subsections (2) to (6) shall apply to the draft decision, as if references to the written notice provided under subsection (2) were references to the draft decision. (9) After making a final decision, the Commission shall promptly— a) publish that decision; and provide a copy of such decision to every person who has made a submission b) under subsection (4). 10