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Planning Act 2016
sec.12Making temporary State planning policies
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### sec.12 Making temporary State planning policies
This section applies if the Minister considers a State planning policy is urgently required to protect or give effect to a State interest.
The Minister may make a State planning policy (a temporary State planning policy ) that has only temporary effect.
A temporary State planning policy may suspend or otherwise affect the operation of, but does not amend or repeal, a State planning instrument.
Instead of complying with section 10 , the Minister may make a temporary State planning policy by publishing a public notice that states—
the name of the temporary State planning policy; and
if the temporary State planning policy suspends or otherwise affects the operation of another State planning instrument—the name of the other State planning instrument; and
if the temporary State planning policy has effect only in a part of the State—the name, or a description, of the part of the State; and
where a copy of the temporary State planning policy may be inspected or purchased.
The Minister must give a copy of the notice, and the temporary State planning policy, to each affected local government.
The temporary State planning policy has effect for 2 years from the effective day, or a shorter period stated in the policy, unless repealed sooner.
(sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if the Minister considers a State planning policy is urgently required to protect or give effect to a State interest.
(sec.12-ssec.2) The Minister may make a State planning policy (a temporary State planning policy ) that has only temporary effect.
(sec.12-ssec.3) A temporary State planning policy may suspend or otherwise affect the operation of, but does not amend or repeal, a State planning instrument.
(sec.12-ssec.4) Instead of complying with section 10 , the Minister may make a temporary State planning policy by publishing a public notice that states— the name of the temporary State planning policy; and if the temporary State planning policy suspends or otherwise affects the operation of another State planning instrument—the name of the other State planning instrument; and if the temporary State planning policy has effect only in a part of the State—the name, or a description, of the part of the State; and where a copy of the temporary State planning policy may be inspected or purchased.
(sec.12-ssec.5) The Minister must give a copy of the notice, and the temporary State planning policy, to each affected local government.
(sec.12-ssec.6) The temporary State planning policy has effect for 2 years from the effective day, or a shorter period stated in the policy, unless repealed sooner.
- (a) the name of the temporary State planning policy; and
- (b) if the temporary State planning policy suspends or otherwise affects the operation of another State planning instrument—the name of the other State planning instrument; and
- (c) if the temporary State planning policy has effect only in a part of the State—the name, or a description, of the part of the State; and
- (d) where a copy of the temporary State planning policy may be inspected or purchased.