48Notice to local government council of development application

48 Notice to local government council of development application (1) If a development application relates to land within the council area of a local government council, the consent authority must give the local government council a written notice that includes: (a) a statement that a development application has been made to the consent authority; and (b) the details of the application; and (c) an invitation to the local government council to make a submission about the application within the submission period specified in the notice. (1A) If public notice is not required under section 47, the minimum submission period that may be specified in the notice is 7 days. (2) In response to the notice, the local government council may: (a) make a submission about the proposal under section 49(3); or (b) give the consent authority advice or comment on the proposal under section 49(6). (3) Written notice is not required if a development application includes the approved form completed by the applicable local government council.