PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 247
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2005 - SECT 247
247 . Determination of application by Minister
(1) In determining an
application the Minister is not limited to planning considerations but may
make the determination having regard to any other matter affecting the public
interest.
(2) When the Minister
determines an application that determination has effect according to its
tenor.
(3) When an
application is referred to the Minister under section 246(2)(b) the executive
officer of the State Administrative Tribunal is to —
(a) give
a copy of the recommendations that accompanied the referral to each party
within a reasonable time after the referral; and
(b) make
a copy of the recommendations available during office hours for inspection by
any person without charge.
(4) The Minister is to
—
(a) give
to each party written reasons for the determination of the Minister on the
application; and
(b) as
soon as is practicable, cause a copy of those reasons to be laid before each
House of Parliament; and
(c) upon
payment of a fee determined in the manner prescribed by the regulations,
supply a copy of those reasons to any other person.
(5) The decision of
the Minister is final.
[ 248. Deleted: No. 28 of 2010 s. 49.]