Planning and Environment Court Act 2016
sec.39Planning Minister
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sec.39 Planning Minister
This section applies for a declaratory proceeding or Planning Act appeal at any time before it is decided. If the planning Minister becomes satisfied the proceeding involves a State interest, that Minister— is entitled to be represented in the proceeding; and may elect to be a party in the proceeding by filing in the P&E Court a notice of election in the approved form. The election may be made at any time before the proceeding is decided. In this section— planning Minister means the Minister administering the Planning Act , chapter 6 , part 1 . State interest see the Planning Act , schedule 2 . s 39 amd 2017 No. 31 s 45 (sec.39-ssec.1) This section applies for a declaratory proceeding or Planning Act appeal at any time before it is decided. (sec.39-ssec.2) If the planning Minister becomes satisfied the proceeding involves a State interest, that Minister— is entitled to be represented in the proceeding; and may elect to be a party in the proceeding by filing in the P&E Court a notice of election in the approved form. (sec.39-ssec.3) The election may be made at any time before the proceeding is decided. (sec.39-ssec.4) In this section— planning Minister means the Minister administering the Planning Act , chapter 6 , part 1 . State interest see the Planning Act , schedule 2 .
- (a) is entitled to be represented in the proceeding; and
- (b) may elect to be a party in the proceeding by filing in the P&E Court a notice of election in the approved form.