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In forceRelevant authority may commission expert reports
Schedule 2Agricultural land
5 Relevant authority may commission expert reports
Before deciding whether or not land is agricultural land, the relevant authority—
(a)
may commission an expert to report on the question, and
(b)
must allow the landholder and the following persons to make submissions within a reasonable period on the report, including the assumptions of and information contained in the report—
(i)
for a reference under section 179—the person who caused the notice under section 177 to be served,
(ii)
for a reference under Schedule 1, clause 22 in relation to a mining lease—the mining lease applicant, and
(c)
must consider the submissions, if any.
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