9Approval of nominated land

#### 9 Approval of nominated land (1) Subject to subsection 10(6), the Minister may, in his or her absolute discretion, approve in writing land, or a specified part of land, nominated as a site under section 5 or 7. (2) Despite subsection (1), the Minister must not, after the general nomination start time, approve land nominated as a site under section 5. (3) The Minister does not have a duty to consider a nomination. (4) An approval takes effect at the time specified in the approval, which must not be earlier than the time the approval is made. (5) A copy of an approval must be published in the Gazette within 7 days of the approval being made. (6) Failure to comply with subsection (5) of this section, or subsection 5(2), 6(4) or 8(1), does not invalidate an approval. (7) An approval is not a legislative instrument.