297Audit of use of community lease land

297 Audit of use of community lease land (1) The territory planning authority may require the lessee of a community lease to commission an audit of the lessee’s use of the land described in the lease.

(2) The audit must be— (a) paid for by the lessee; and (b) undertaken by— (i) an auditor appointed by the territory planning authority; or (ii) if the authority decides not to appoint an auditor—an auditor that is independent of the lessee; and (c) undertaken in accordance with procedures decided by the territory planning authority following consultation with the lessee. (3) The lessee must make all records relating to the lessee’s use of the land available to the auditor for examination within a reasonable time after the auditor asks for the records. (4) The territory planning authority must not require a lessee to commission more than 1 audit in any 6-month period.