sec.397Applications of significant community impact

### sec.397 Applications of significant community impact Subject to this section, sections 55B to 55E do not apply to a relevant application. However, the chief executive may, by written notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the chief executive a community impact statement and a statement of responsible gambling initiatives within the reasonable time, not less than 30 days, stated in the notice. If the applicant is required to give a community impact statement and a statement of responsible gambling initiatives, section 55B(2) to (5) applies to the statements and the preparation of the statements. If the applicant does not comply with the notice, the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the relevant application. Subsection (6) applies if a member of the public, individually or as a member of a group, has commented or comments on the relevant application, by writing, given to the chief executive before the commission decides the application. The comments are taken to be relevant community comments on the application. However, the commission may disregard comments on subjects that lie beyond a scope indicated in a relevant guideline issued by the commission under section 17. In this section— member of the public see section 55D(4). relevant application means an application of a type mentioned in section 55A(1) that was made, but not decided, before the commencement of this section. s 397 ins 2000 No. 51 s 84 (sec.397-ssec.1) Subject to this section, sections 55B to 55E do not apply to a relevant application. (sec.397-ssec.2) However, the chief executive may, by written notice given to the applicant, require the applicant to give the chief executive a community impact statement and a statement of responsible gambling initiatives within the reasonable time, not less than 30 days, stated in the notice. (sec.397-ssec.3) If the applicant is required to give a community impact statement and a statement of responsible gambling initiatives, section 55B(2) to (5) applies to the statements and the preparation of the statements. (sec.397-ssec.4) If the applicant does not comply with the notice, the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the relevant application. (sec.397-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if a member of the public, individually or as a member of a group, has commented or comments on the relevant application, by writing, given to the chief executive before the commission decides the application. (sec.397-ssec.6) The comments are taken to be relevant community comments on the application. (sec.397-ssec.7) However, the commission may disregard comments on subjects that lie beyond a scope indicated in a relevant guideline issued by the commission under section 17. (sec.397-ssec.8) In this section— member of the public see section 55D(4). relevant application means an application of a type mentioned in section 55A(1) that was made, but not decided, before the commencement of this section.