12HAmendments of the TPPs

12H Amendments of the TPPs

[Section 12H Inserted by No. 36 of 2018, s. 7, Applied:17 Dec 2018]

(1)  The Minister may prepare a draft amendment of the TPPs.

(2)  A draft amendment of the TPPs, and an amendment of the Tasmanian Planning Policies, may consist of –

(a) an amendment of one or more of the provisions of the TPPs; or

(b) the insertion of one or more provisions into the TPPs; or

(c) a revocation of one or more of the provisions of the TPPs; or

(d) the substitution of one or more of the provisions of the TPPs.

(3)  Except in relation to a draft amendment to which subsection (5) applies, this Part applies in relation to a draft amendment of the TPPs as if –

(a) a reference in this Part to a draft of the TPPs or the TPPs were a reference to the draft amendment of the TPPs or to an amendment of the TPPs, respectively, except that –

(i) the reference in section 12D(4) to 60 days is to be taken to be a reference to 42 days; and

(ii) the reference in section 12F(2) to 90 days is to be taken to be a reference to 60 days; and

(b) a reference in this Part to the Tasmanian Planning Policies were a reference to an amendment of the Tasmanian Planning Policies.

(4)  The Minister may determine that a draft amendment of the TPPs is a minor amendment, if –

(a) the Minister is of the opinion that the public interest will not be prejudiced if the draft amendment of the TPPs is not publically exhibited; and

(b) the draft amendment of the TPPs is for one or more of the following purposes:

(i) correcting an error in the TPPs;

(ii) removing an anomaly in the TPPs;