(1) When a local
government has been informed under section 48A(1)(b)(i) of the EP Act that a
proposed local planning scheme or amendment referred to the EPA under section
81 should be assessed by the EPA under Part IV Division 3 of the EP Act, the
local government is to —
(a) as
soon as practicable, but in any event within 7 days after the expiry of the
period during which that local planning scheme or amendment is advertised
under section 84, transmit to the EPA a copy of each submission —
(i)
made during that period; and
(ii)
relating wholly or in part to environmental issues raised
by that local planning scheme or amendment;
and
(b)
within 42 days, or such longer period as the Minister allows, after the expiry
of the period referred to in paragraph (a) inform the EPA of its views on and
response to the environmental issues referred to in paragraph (a) and received
within that period.
[Section 85 amended: No. 26 of 2020 s. 48.]