Planning and Environment Act 1987
197APublic availability requirements
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197A Public availability requirements
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person or body makes a document available in accordance with the public availability requirements if the person or body makes the document available—
(a) in person in accordance with the requirements set out in section 197B; or
(b) both—
(i) electronically in accordance with the requirements set out in section 197C; and
(ii) on request, in accordance with the requirements set out in section 197D.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a responsible authority or referral authority makes a register available in accordance with the public availability requirements if the authority makes the register available—
(a) in person in accordance with the requirements set out in section 197B; or
(b) both—
(i) electronically in accordance with the requirements set out in section 197E; and
(ii) on request, in accordance with the requirements set out in section 197D.
S. 197B inserted by No. 12/2021 s. 45.