Planning Act 2023

This section applies if—

an offsets policy is in force (the existing policy); and

the Minister considers that minor amendments to the existing policy are appropriate.

The Minister—

may prepare a new draft offsets policy, incorporating the minor amendments into the existing policy; and

need not comply with the consultation requirements in section 229; and

may prepare a final version of the new draft offsets policy, as amended.

In this section:

minor amendment, of an offsets policy, means an amendment that—

improves the effectiveness or technical efficiency of the offsets policy without changing the substance of the policy; or

corrects a formal error.

Examples

 minor correction to improve effectiveness

 omission of something redundant

 rewording to clarify language

 technical adjustment to improve efficiency

Division 9.2.4 Offsets policy—implementation and guidelines