Considerations for recommendation
30 Considerations for recommendation
(1) Before making a recommendation under section 28, the committee must:
(a) invite written submissions from the council for the local government area and the public no later than 10 months after the election day for a periodic general election for the council; and
(b) allow at least 60 days after the invitation to make submissions under paragraph (a) to receive submissions; and
after receiving the submissions:
consider the submissions; and
(ii) publish a preliminary report on its website proposing its recommendation or alternate recommendations; and
(iii) invite written submissions from the council and the public on the preliminary report; and
(d) allow at least 60 days after the invitation to make submissions under paragraph (c)(iii) to receive submissions; and
after receiving the submissions:
consider the submissions; and
publish a final report with its recommendation on its website.
(2) The committee may, for subsection (1)(c), hold a public hearing or request further information from a person who made a submission.
(3) The committee must provide its final report to the council and the Minister at least 18 months before the next periodic general election for the council.
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