PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 125
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 125
125 . Minister may direct local government to amend local planning scheme to be consistent with region planning scheme etc.
(1) The Minister may,
by written notice, direct a local government to prepare a local planning
scheme or to amend a local planning scheme, in the time and manner set out in
the notice, to ensure consistency with a region planning scheme, a proposed
region planning scheme or a proposed amendment to a region planning scheme.
(2) A local government
to whom a notice is given under subsection (1) is to, within the time set out
in the notice —
(a)
resolve to prepare a local planning scheme, or an amendment to a local
planning scheme, in accordance with the notice; and
(b)
prepare and advertise the local planning scheme or amendment in accordance
with the notice; and
(c)
forward to the Minister for approval under section 87 the local planning
scheme or amendment prepared by it.
(3) If the Minister so
directs, the advertisement of the local planning scheme or amendment to the
local planning scheme is to be published together with any advertisement of
the relevant region planning scheme or amendment under regulations made for
the purposes of section 43.
[Section 125 amended: No. 26 of 2020 s. 51; No. 34
of 2023 s. 77.]