Queensland Consolidated Acts

STATE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS ORGANISATION ACT 1971 - SECT 76L

76L When step in notice may be given

(1) The Coordinator-General may give a step in notice for a prescribed decision or process only if—

(a) a progression notice or notice to decide has been given for the decision or process; or

(b) the Coordinator-General is satisfied that a step in notice is required to ensure timely decision-making for the decision or process.

(2) If a progression notice or notice to decide has been given for a prescribed process or decision, the step in notice may be given—

(a) at any time after the Coordinator-General is satisfied the decision maker has not complied with the progression notice or notice to decide, but before the decision maker has undertaken the process or made the decision; or

(b) if the decision maker has complied with the progression notice or notice to decide—only if the applicant, by written notice given to the Coordinator-General within 10 business days after the applicant is notified of the decision, asks the Coordinator-General to give a step in notice for the decision.

(3) If the step in notice is given for a prescribed decision that has been made, the notice must be given before the day that is 10 business days after the later of the following—

(a) the day any appeal against the decision is started under the relevant law;

(b) the day the period, under the relevant law, for starting an appeal against the prescribed decision expires.

(4) If the Coordinator-General receives a request under subsection (2) (b) for a prescribed process, the step in notice must be given to the decision maker within a reasonable period after the Coordinator-General receives the request.

(5) In this section—

"appeal" includes review.