97DReferral of applications to Minister

97D Referral of applications to Minister S. 97D(1) amended by No. 21/2013 s. 11(1). (1) The referring responsible authority and its officers and employees must comply with any directions of the Minister with respect to— (a) the provision to the Minister of any document relating to the application; and (b) the provision to the Minister of assistance with respect to any steps to be taken under this Part with respect to the application. S. 97D(2) amended by No. 3/2013 s. 38. (2) Division 1 (except sections 59, 61, 63, 64, 64A, 65, 66 and 70) applies to any application referred to the Minister under this Division as if— (a) the Minister were the responsible authority; and S. 97D(2)(b) amended by No. 21/2013 s. 11(1). (b) all steps taken under Division 1 by the referring responsible authority had been taken by the Minister. S. 97D(3) inserted by No. 21/2013 s. 11(2). (3) In this section ***referring responsible authority*** means the responsible authority that referred an application to the Minister under section 97B or 97C. S. 97E inserted by No. 128/1993 s. 22.