16IMunicipal councils to apply for authorisation to prepare amendments for adjoining municipal districts

16I Municipal councils to apply for authorisation to prepare amendments for adjoining municipal districts (1) Subject to subsection (5), the Minister, on the application of a municipal council under this section, may authorise that municipal council to prepare an amendment to any part of the State standard provisions and local provisions of a planning scheme applying to an area adjoining its municipal district. (2) An application under this section must be made in accordance with the regulations and contain the information required by the Minister. (3) The authorisation must be in writing. (4) The Minister may authorise the preparation of an amendment subject to any conditions the Minister wishes to impose, including conditions relating to the giving of notice of the amendment. (5) If an application is for the preparation of an amendment that will apply to land to which a Suburban Rail Loop planning area declaration applies, the Minister— (a) must refer the application to the Suburban Rail Loop Minister; and (b) must not authorise the preparation of the amendment without the consent of the Suburban Rail Loop Minister under section 16J. S. 16J inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 125.