40AReview of requirement for additional information

### 40A Review of requirement for additional information > [*\[Section 40A Inserted by No. 47 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS10@EN) > > > (1)  A person, within 14 days after being served a notice under [section 40(1)](#GS40@Gs1@EN) containing a requirement that the person provide additional information, may request the Commission to consider whether the planning authority ought to have imposed the requirement. > > > (2)  The Commission, after receiving a request under [subsection (1)](#GS40A@Gs1@EN) in relation to a planning authority, may, by notice to the planning authority, require the planning authority to provide to the Commission any material, relevant to the request, that was in the possession of the planning authority before the day on which the Commission issued the notice. > > > (3)  A planning authority, within 7 days of receiving notice of a requirement under [subsection (2)](#GS40A@Gs2@EN) , must comply with the requirement. > > > > Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units. > > > (4)  The Commission, within 28 days after receiving from a person a request under [subsection (1)](#GS40A@Gs1@EN) in relation to a requirement of a planning authority imposed by a notice under [section 40(1)](#GS40@Gs1@EN) , or a longer period allowed by the Minister, must – > > > > > > (a) direct the planning authority – > > > > > > > > > > (i) to revoke the notice under [section 40(1)](#GS40@Gs1@EN) imposing the requirement; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) to issue a new notice under [section 40(1)](#GS40@Gs1@EN) imposing a requirement that the person provide additional information that is specified in the notice from the Commission; or > > > > > > > (b) determine that the Commission is satisfied that the requirement was appropriate. > > > (5)  The Commission, within 7 days of making a direction or determination under [subsection (4)](#GS40A@Gs4@EN) , must give notice of the direction or determination to the planning authority and the person who made the request under [subsection (1)](#GS40A@Gs1@EN) to which the direction or determination relates. > > > (6)  A period referred to in [section 38(2)](#GS38@Gs2@EN) or [(3)](#GS38@Gs3@EN) does not run in relation to a request under [section 37(1)](#GS37@Gs1@EN) by a person while the Commission is determining a request under [subsection (1)](#GS40A@Gs1@EN) by the person.