16Explanatory documents

### 16 Explanatory documents > [*\[Section 16 Repealed by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC2@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1AA) inserted by No. 24 of 2014, s. 10, Applied:01 Jan 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-01-01/act-2014-024#GS10@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:03 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-03/act-2012-019#GS5@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 19 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:03 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-03/act-2012-019#GS5@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 19 of 2012, s. 5, Applied:03 Jul 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-07-03/act-2012-019#GS5@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 16 Repealed by No. 47 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS10@EN) > > > (1)  The Minister may prepare an explanatory document in relation to the draft SPPs or a draft amendment of the SPPs. > > > (2)  The Minister, by notice to the Commission, may direct the Commission to prepare and submit to the Minister, within a period specified in the notice, an explanatory document in relation to the draft SPPs or a draft amendment of the SPPs. > > > (3)  An explanatory document in relation to the draft SPPs or a draft amendment of the SPPs is a document setting out in general terms the purpose and terms of the draft SPPs or the draft amendment of the SPPs. > > > (4)  The Commission must, within the period specified in a notice under [subsection (2)](#GS16@Gs2@EN) in relation to the draft SPPs or a draft amendment of the SPPs, submit to the Minister an explanatory document in relation to the draft SPPs or the draft amendment of the SPPs. > > > (5)  The Minister may approve in relation to the draft SPPs or a draft amendment of the SPPs – > > > > > > (a) an explanatory document prepared by him or her under [subsection (1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (b) an explanatory document submitted to him or her under [subsection (4)](#GS16@Gs4@EN) and amended by the Minister as the Minister thinks fit.