15AAmendment of State Policies

15A Amendment of State Policies

[Section 15A Inserted by No. 21 of 1997, s. 12, Applied:01 Aug 1997]

(1)  In this section,

referred amendment means a proposed amendment to a State Policy, or that part of a proposed amendment to a State Policy, specified in a direction given under subsection (2) .

(2)  [Section 15A Subsection (2) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998] Where a proposed amendment to a State Policy has been submitted to the Minister, the Minister may give a written direction to the Commission to advise whether the Commission considers the proposed amendment, or that part of it specified in the direction, constitutes a significant change to the State Policy.

(3)  [Section 15A Subsection (3) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998] Where the Commission is directed to provide advice in accordance with subsection (2) it must, within 21 days or such longer period as the Minister may allow, provide the advice to the Minister.

(4)  [Section 15A Subsection (4) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998] The Commission must –

(a) publish notice of its advice to the Minister under subsection (3) in the Gazette; and

(b) make the advice available to any person who wishes to view it.

(5)  [Section 15A Subsection (5) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998] Where on receipt of advice from the Commission the Minister determines that a referred amendment does not constitute a significant change to the State Policy, the Minister must –

(a) publish a notice in the Gazette specifying the details of the referred amendment and that the Minister considers that the referred amendment does not constitute a significant change to the State Policy; and