Planning and Development Act 2024

Power of Commission to require documents or information

367. (1) Where the Commission is of the opinion that any document or information may be necessary for the purpose of enabling it to determine an appeal, application, referral or request, the Commission may give notice to a party to, or to a person who has made submissions to the Commission in, the appeal, application, referral or request—

(a) requiring the party or person, within a period specified in the notice, to provide to the Commission such document or information as is specified in the notice, and

(b) stating that, where the party or person does not comply with the notice, the Commission may, after the expiry of the period so specified and without further notice to the party or person, pursuant to section 368 , determine the appeal, application, referral or request.

(2) Where a notice is given under subsection (1) and documents or information are provided within the period specified in the notice, the Commission shall, having considered the document or information, determine the appeal, application, referral or request within such period after the receipt of the document or information as may be specified in the notice.