420Further provisions about proposals submitted after 8 May 2024

420 Further provisions about proposals submitted after 8 May 2024

420 Further provisions about proposals submitted after 8 May 2024

(1) This section applies to a de-amalgamation proposal if the written business case for the proposal was submitted to the Minister under the former section 218CC after 8 May 2024.

(2) The Minister may, in writing, direct the council that submitted the proposal to give additional information to the Minister within a specified time.

(3) If the council gives additional information in accordance with a direction under subsection (2)—

(a) the additional information is taken to form part of the written business case, and

(b) if the proposal was referred to the Boundaries Commission under the former section 218CC(2)—

(i) the Minister must refer the additional information to the Boundaries Commission, and

(ii) the Boundaries Commission must not report on the written business case until the Minister refers the additional information.

(4) If the council does not give the additional information required by a direction under subsection (2)—

(a) the Minister is not required to refer the written business case for examination and report to the Boundaries Commission, and

(b) the Boundaries Commission is not required to examine or report on a referral of the written business case.

s 420: Ins 2025 (223), Sch 1[13].