Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016

A proposal to prepare or amend the charter may be initiated by the

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prepare a draft of the proposal; and

consult with—

any entity specified by the Minister; and

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any other entity prescribed by or under the regulations; and

any other entity the Commission thinks fit; and

ensure that a copy of the proposal is published on the SA planning portal with an invitation for interested persons to make representations (in writing or via the SA planning portal) on the proposal within a period specified by the Commission.

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adopt the charter, or the amendment to the charter (as the case may be), as recommended in the report under subsection (3);

make alterations to what is recommended in the report and then proceed to adopt the charter or the amendment, as altered (as the case may be);

determine that the matter should not proceed.

The charter, or an amendment to the charter, adopted under subsection (4)—

does not have effect until it is published on the SA planning portal; and

may take effect from the date of publication under paragraph (a), or from a later date specified by the Minister.

Despite a preceding subsection, the Commission may, by instrument published on the SA planning portal, amend the charter—

in order to make a change of form (without altering the effect of an underlying policy reflected in the charter); or

in order to take action which, in the opinion of the Commission, is correcting an error.

In addition, the Commission must ensure that the various parts of the charter are reviewed at least once in every 5 years according to a scheme approved by the Minister.

The outcome of a review undertaken to comply with subsection (7) must be embodied in a written report furnished to the Minister.

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