20Ministerial directions to authority

20 Ministerial directions to authority (1) The Minister may give a written direction to the territory planning (a) about the general policies the authority must follow; or (b) requiring the authority to prepare an amendment of the territory plan or review the plan. Note If s 64 or s 69 applies to a draft major plan amendment, the Minister may not do anything under par (b) that would be inconsistent with the territory plan if it were amended in accordance with the major plan amendment. (2) Before giving a direction, the Minister must— (a) tell the territory planning authority about the proposed direction; and (b) give the authority a reasonable opportunity to comment on the proposed direction; and (c) consider any comment made by the authority. (3) A direction is a notifiable instrument. (4) A direction must be published on the authority website.