(1) After preparing a
proposed region planning scheme or a proposed amendment to a region planning
scheme, and complying with sections 38 and 39 (if applicable) in relation to
the proposed scheme or amendment, the Commission must, in accordance with the
regulations —
(a)
advertise the proposed scheme or amendment for public inspection; and
(b)
consider public submissions made on the proposed scheme or amendment.
(2) The Commission is
not required to comply with subsection (1) in relation to a proposed amendment
to a region planning scheme if —
(a) the
proposed amendment is a proposed minor region planning scheme amendment (as
defined in section 56A) of a class that regulations provide is not required to
be advertised; and
(b)
either —
(i)
the proposed amendment was not referred to the EPA under
section 38 because of section 38(3); or
(ii)
the EPA has informed the Commission under section
48A(1)(a) of the EP Act that the proposed amendment should not be assessed by
the EPA.
[Section 43 inserted: No. 26 of 2020 s. 27;
amended: No. 34 of 2023 s. 74.]
[ 44. Deleted: No. 26 of 2020 s. 27.]