Planning and Development Act 2024
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Reports to Commission | ||
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376. (1) The Commission, or a member of the staff of the Commission duly authorised by the Commission in that behalf, may, in connection with the performance of any of the Commission’s functions under this Act or any other enactment, assign a person to report on any matter on behalf of the Commission. | ||
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a person may be assigned under that subsection to report on appeals, applications, referrals or requests and may for that purpose conduct such technical assessments as he or she considers necessary. | ||
(3) A person assigned in accordance with subsection (1) shall make a written report on the matter to the Commission, which shall include a recommendation in relation to the matter, and the Commission shall consider the report and recommendation before determining the matter. | ||
(4) Where a decision by the Commission in relation to an appeal, application, referral or request is different from a recommendation in a report referred to in subsection (3) that relates to the appeal, application, referral or request, the Commission shall indicate its main reasons for not accepting the recommendation. | ||
(5) In this section “application” includes a submission of a scheme for approval under section 49 of the Roads Act 1993 , an application for approval under section 51 of the Roads Act 1993 and an application for a railway order under section 37 of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 . |