22DModification of prerequisites for Norfolk Island Minister to take action

22D Modification of prerequisites for Norfolk Island Minister to take action

(1) This section applies if: (a) an applied law or an adopted law is expressed (ignoring section 18B of the Norfolk Island Act) to make: (i) a recommendation (however described) about a matter; or (ii) an approval (however described) of a matter; by a Minister or an authority established or appointed by or under an applied law, an adopted law or a law of Queensland a prerequisite for a person to exercise a function; and (b) the Norfolk Island Minister has that function because of section 18B of the Norfolk Island Act. (2) The Norfolk Island Minister may exercise the function without receiving or following the Minister’s or authority’s recommendation about the matter or approval of the matter. (3) This section applies to a person in whom a power is vested, or to whom a power is delegated, under paragraph 18B(3)(a) or (b) of the Norfolk Island Act, in the same way that applies to the Norfolk Island Minister: