Western Australian Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS ACT 1978 - SECT 14

14 .         Consideration of recommendations

        (1)         On receipt of the recommendations referred to in section 10 the Minister shall — 

            (a)         approve the recommendations; or

            (b)         refer the recommendations back to the Commission with a request to the Commission to review the whole or any part of the recommendations.

        (2)         Where, under subsection (1)(b), the Minister requests the Commission to review the whole or any part of its recommendations the following provisions shall apply — 

            (a)         the request shall contain a statement of the reasons for the request;

            (b)         on receipt of the request the Commission shall forthwith — 

                  (i)         consider whether, in the light of the request and the reasons given for the request, any amendment to the recommendations is necessary or desirable; and

                  (ii)         resubmit the recommendations, with or without amendment, to the Minister;

            (c)         the Minister shall approve of the recommendations as resubmitted to him under paragraph (b)(ii).

        [Section 14 inserted by No. 12 of 1988 s. 6.]