Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) Where a draft planning scheme is placed on public exhibition by a planning authority in accordance with section 25, representations in relation to that draft planning scheme may be submitted to the authority by any person before the expiration of the exhibition period referred to in section 25(a).
(2) The planning authority must, not later than the expiration of 3 months after the exhibition period referred to in section 25(a) or such further period as the Commission allows, forward to the Commission a report comprising–
(a) a copy of each representation received by the authority in relation to the draft planning scheme or, where it has received no such representation, a statement to that effect; and
(b) a statement of its opinion as to the merit of each such representation, including, in particular, its views as to–
(i) the need for modification of the draft planning scheme in the light of that representation; and
(ii) the impact of that representation on the draft planning scheme as a whole; and
(ba) if the public exhibition of the draft planning scheme was required by notice under section 24(3)(b), a statement addressing how the issues identified in that notice and upon which approval of that scheme is conditional have been or may be dealt with; and
(c) such recommendations in relation to the draft planning scheme as the authority considers necessary.