47BMinister may request application

47B Minister may request application (1) The Minister may request an Authority, by notice in writing to the Authority, to make an application under section 36 or 47. S. 47B(2) amended by No. 22/1999 s. 3(3). (2) If the Authority fails to make the application requested under subsection (1) within 2 months after the request the Minister may give notice to the Authority that the Minister intends— (a) to grant a bulk entitlement under this Division to the Authority; or (b) to convert the whole or part of an entitlement referred to in paragraph (aa), (a) or (b) of section 35(2) into an entitlement or 2 or more entitlements under this Division. S. 47B(3) amended by No. 86/1995 s. 9. (3) After giving notice in accordance with subsection (2), the Minister may prepare a proposed Order in accordance with section 43. S. 47B(3A) inserted by No. 22/1999 s. 3(4). (3A) A proposed Order converting the whole or part of an entitlement referred to in paragraph (aa), (a) or (b) of section 35(2) into an entitlement or 2 or more entitlements under this Division may propose the granting of a reduced or increased entitlement. (4) The Minister must give notice of the proposed Order in any manner that the Minister thinks fit. (5) A notice given under subsection (4) may invite submissions on the proposed Order to be made in the manner specified in the notice within the period specified in the notice. (6) If the proposed Order converts the whole or part of an entitlement referred to in paragraph (aa), (a) or (b) of section 35(2) into an entitlement or 2 or more entitlements under this Division, the Minister must— (a) forward a copy of the proposed Order to any entitlement holder whom the Minister considers may be directly affected by the proposed Order; and (b) consider any comments made on the proposed Order by an entitlement holder to whom the Minister forwarded a copy. (7) After considering any submissions or comments made on the proposed Order, the Minister may, by Order published in the Government Gazette— (a) grant the bulk entitlement under this Division; or (b) convert the whole or part of the entitlement referred to in paragraph (aa), (a) or (b) of section 35(2) into an entitlement or 2 or more entitlements granted under this Division— as the case may be. S. 47B(7A) inserted by No. 22/1999 s. 3(5). (7A) An Order converting the whole or part of an entitlement referred to in paragraph (aa), (a) or (b) of section 35(2) into an entitlement or 2 or more entitlements under this Division may provide for the granting of a reduced or increased entitlement. (8) The provisions of this section apply despite any other provisions of this Division. S. 47C inserted by No. 62/1995 s. 16, amended by Nos 5/2002 s. 18, 99/2005 s. 43, 32/2010 s. 35, substituted by No. 50/2010 s. 12.