58Proponent-initiated amendment—consideration of

58 Proponent-initiated amendment—consideration of (1) The territory planning authority must, within 3 months after the day an interested person makes an application for a proponent-initiated amendment under section 57— (a) accept the application; or (b) refuse to accept the application. Note By accepting the application, the authority is not taken to support the application and is not bound to proceed with the amendment (see s 59 (3)). (2) In considering whether to accept the application, the territory planning authority must have regard to each of the following: (a) the planning strategy; (b) any relevant district strategy; (c) any current or proposed amendments of, or of policies in, the (d) the statement of planning priorities; (e) anything else the authority considers relevant to the amendment. (3) The authority may, by written notice, require the applicant to give additional information in relation to the application. (4) The notice must state the time, at least 20 working days, within which the applicant must give the territory planning authority the additional (5) The territory planning authority may refuse to accept the application if the additional information is not given to the authority within the stated time.

Initiation of major plan amendments Division 5.2.2