153Appointment of panels

153 Appointment of panels (1) Subject to this section, the Minister must appoint a panel to consider submissions to be referred to a panel under this Act. S. 153(2) inserted by No. 43/2021 s. 129(2). (2) The Minister must consult the Suburban Rail Loop Minister before appointing a panel to consider submissions relating to the preparation of an amendment to any provision of a planning scheme that applies to land to which a Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration applies. S. 153(3) inserted by No. 43/2021 s. 129(2). (3) The appointment of a panel under subsection (1) is not invalid or ineffective merely because the Minister did not comply with subsection (2). S. 154 substituted by No. 128/1993 s. 27.