Planning Act 2023
78Assembly may reject major plan amendments completely
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78 Assembly may reject major plan amendments completely or partly (1) The Legislative Assembly may, by resolution, reject a major plan amendment, or a provision of the major plan amendment, presented to the Assembly. (2) Notice of a motion to reject the major plan amendment or a provision of the major plan amendment (a rejection notice) must be given not later than 5 sitting days after the day the major plan amendment is presented to the Legislative Assembly. (3) The major plan amendment or provision stated in a rejection notice given in accordance with subsection (2) is taken to have been rejected by the Legislative Assembly if, at the end of 5 sitting days after the day the rejection notice has been given in the Legislative Assembly— (a) the motion has not been called on; or (b) the motion has been called on and moved and has not been withdrawn or otherwise disposed of.