16HWhen council may prepare amendment without authorisation

16H When council may prepare amendment without authorisation (1) Despite section 16F, a municipal council may prepare an amendment specified in an application under that section if the Minister has not notified the council of a decision on the application after the expiry of 10 business days from the date that the Minister received the application. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an application for the preparation of an amendment that will apply to land to which a Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration applies. S. 16I inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 125.