14Time for consulting entities in preparing scoping

14 Time for consulting entities in preparing scoping document—Act, s 109 (3) (1) Within 5 working days after the day the territory planning authority receives an application for a scoping document under the Act, section 109, the authority must, as far as practicable, give each entity consulted under section 13— (a) the scoping documentation for the development proposal; and (b) a written notice inviting the entity to make written comments on the scoping documentation within 15 working days after the day the entity receives the notice.

(2) An entity given the scoping documentation is taken to have made no comments on the development proposal if the entity fails to give the territory planning authority comments on the scoping documentation within— (a) the 15‑working day period under subsection (1) (b); or (b) if the period is extended under section 15—the extended period. scoping documentation, in relation to an application under the Act, section 109, means— (a) the application; and (b) any other documents the territory planning authority considers relevant to the application.