15Reference requirements

15 Reference requirements

A reference –

(a) must set out –

(i) a description of the land, distinguishing public land and other land; and

(ii) the scope of the inquiry (which may include limiting the consideration of the Commission to one proposed use of the land); and

(iii) the date by which the Commission's recommendations are to be given to the Minister; and

(iv) any principles or other matters that are or are not to be taken into account by the Commission; and

(v) any priorities to be observed by the Commission in taking those principles or other matters into account; and

(b) may require the Commission to specify in its recommendations –

(i) a preferred option giving reasons why that option is preferred; or

(ii) a range of alternatives giving, in each case, its advantages and disadvantages.