sec.78MPro-amendment bias in deciding to deal with applications

### sec.78M Pro-amendment bias in deciding to deal with applications It is the Parliament’s intention that if an amendment application is made to an agency or Minister, the agency or Minister should deal with the application unless this would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest. Section 78N states the only circumstances in which the Parliament considers it would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest to deal with an amendment application. However, it is the Parliament’s intention that this Act should be administered with a pro-amendment bias and an agency or Minister may deal with an amendment application even if this Act provides that the agency or Minister may refuse to deal with the application. s 78M ins 2023 No. 32 s 105 (sec.78M-ssec.1) It is the Parliament’s intention that if an amendment application is made to an agency or Minister, the agency or Minister should deal with the application unless this would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest. (sec.78M-ssec.2) Section 78N states the only circumstances in which the Parliament considers it would, on balance, be contrary to the public interest to deal with an amendment application. (sec.78M-ssec.3) However, it is the Parliament’s intention that this Act should be administered with a pro-amendment bias and an agency or Minister may deal with an amendment application even if this Act provides that the agency or Minister may refuse to deal with the application.