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Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
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### 40R How Commission to sign approvals
> [*\[Section 40R Inserted by No. 47 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS10@EN)
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> > (1) An approval under [section 40Q](#GS40Q@EN) of an amendment of an LPS must be signed –
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> > > > (a) by the Chairperson of the Commission; or
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> > > > (b) if the Chairperson of the Commission is unavailable or unable to sign the approval – by a person approved under [subsection (2)](#GS40R@Gs2@EN) to sign the approval.
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> > (2) The Commission may approve a member of the Commission –
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> > > > (a) to sign an approval of a particular amendment of an LPS if the Chairperson is unavailable or unable to sign that approval; or
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> > > > (b) to sign approvals of draft amendments of an LPS during any period in which the Chairperson is unavailable or unable to sign such approvals.