175Procedure after report given to local council

175 Procedure after report given to local council

175 Procedure after report given to local council

(1) A report given to the local council under this division must be presented at the next meeting of the local council after the report is received.

(2) Within 40 days after receiving the report, the local council—

(a) must give written notice of the things done or proposed to be done to give effect to recommendations in the report to—

(i) the Secretary, and

(ii) the Planning Secretary, and

(b) may make submissions about a matter in the report to the Secretary.

(3) The Secretary may, after taking into account submissions received under subsection (2)—

(a) appoint a suitably qualified person to supervise and oversee the local council in the exercise of the local council’s functions as an approval authority, or

(b) revise the report, or

(c) take other action the Secretary considers appropriate, including making recommendations to the Planning Secretary about the local council.

(4) If the Secretary revises the report, the Secretary must give a copy of the revised report to—

(a) the Planning Secretary, and

(b) the local council.

(5) The Secretary must make a copy of the final report publicly available.

(6) Nothing in this division prevents the Secretary from taking disciplinary action against an approval authority under Part 5 if the Secretary is satisfied, as a result of an investigation under this section, that there may be grounds for taking disciplinary action.