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Planning and Environment Act 1987
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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.