Metropolitan Region Scheme

Before resolving to approve a region planning scheme policy the Commission must —

prepare the proposed policy; and

give the proposed policy to each local government in the district of which the policy will apply and consult with those local governments; and

publish the proposed policy on the Commission website, or another place chosen by resolution by the Commission, for a period of at least 28 days or another period chosen by resolution by the Commission; and

give notice on the Commission website of the following —

the manner and form in which submissions may be made;

the period for making submissions and the last day of that period;

any other matter in relation to the proposed policy the Commission considers appropriate;

give notice of the proposed policy in any other way and carry out any other consultation the Commission considers appropriate.

The period mentioned in subclause (1)(d)(ii) must be the same as the period for which the proposed policy is published under subclause (1)(c).

After the expiry of the period for making submissions, the Commission —

must consider all submissions made to the Commission on the proposed policy —

during the period for making submissions; and

in accordance with the requirements referred to in subclause (1)(d)(i);

may, if the Commission considers it appropriate to do so, consider a submission —

that is made during the period for making submissions; but

that the Commission is not required to consider under paragraph (a) because of paragraph (a)(ii);

must review the proposed policy; and

must resolve to —

approve the proposed policy without modification; or

approve the proposed policy with modification, whether or not the modification is as a result of a submission; or

not approve the proposed policy.

If the Commission resolves to approve the proposed policy, the Commission must publish the policy as approved on the Commission website.

The region planning scheme policy takes effect on the day after the day on which the policy is published under subclause (4).