(1) This section applies for any participating local government (the
"council" ) of a distributor-retailer.
(2) The council may give the
distributor-retailer a written direction (an
"individual direction" ) about the way the distributor-retailer is to perform
its functions relating to the council’s local government area about any of
the following—
(3) However, the council may give the direction only if—
(a) it is satisfied
the direction is necessary and in the public interest to the extent it relates
to the local government area; and
(b) it has given the board and other
participating local governments of the distributor-retailer a notice—
(i)
stating the proposed direction; and
(ii) asking the board for its written
opinion about the direction within the required period; and
(c) it has
considered any written opinion of the board given to it within the
required period; and
(d) its compensation liability because of the effects of
the direction has been agreed or decided under section 99BZD.
(4) The
opinion may include an amount claimed for, or particulars of, the compensation
liability for the distributor-retailer or all or any of its other
participating local governments.
(5) In this section—
"required period" means the following period after the giving of the notice—
(a) generally—1 month;
(b) if the distributor-retailer’s participation
agreement provides for another period for giving the opinion—the other
period.