Planning Act 2023

This section applies if—

the Minister has referred a draft major plan amendment to the relevant Assembly committee under section 70 (2) (Certain draft major plan amendments given to Minister under s 67—action by Minister); and

the committee has decided to prepare a report on the draft major plan amendment; and

the committee has not reported on the draft amendment by the end of—

if the Minister’s referral is made within 4 months before a general election of members of the Legislative Assembly—

if the Minister stated a period under section 71 (5) (Consideration of draft major plan amendments by relevant Assembly committee)—the stated period commencing on the first sitting day of the Legislative Assembly after the general election; or

in any other case—6 months after the first sitting day of the Legislative Assembly after the general election; or

in any other case—

if a period was stated by the Minister under section 71 (5)—the stated period; or

in any other case—6 months after the day the draft major plan amendment is referred to the committee.

The Minister may take action in accordance with section 75 in relation to the draft major plan amendment, even though the relevant Assembly committee has not reported on the amendment.

Division 5.2.7 Ministerial and Legislative Assembly action on draft major plan amendments