LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 223

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SECT 223

223—Public consultation

        (1)         If a council proposes to grant an authorisation or permit—

            (a)         that would result in any part of a road being fenced, enclosed or partitioned so as to impede the passage of traffic to a material degree; or

            (c)         in relation to a use or activity for which public consultation is required under the regulations,

the council must, before granting the authorisation or permit, follow the relevant steps set out in its public consultation policy.

        (2)         The council must also give written notice of the proposal to agencies that are, under the regulations, to be notified of the proposal.

        (3)         The regulations may prescribe exceptions to the operation of subsection (1)(a).