Planning and Development Act 2024
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Temporary appointment of Planning Commissioners by Minister | ||
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509. (1) Notwithstanding sections 506 and 508 , where the office of Chief Planning Commissioner or Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner is vacant and the Minister, following consultation with the Governing Board, is of the opinion that a Chief Planning Commissioner or Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner should be appointed as a matter of urgency due to the number of appeals, applications, referrals or requests being considered by the Commission, the Minister may, subject to subsection (3), appoint a suitably qualified civil servant or public servant to be the Chief Planning Commissioner or the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner for a specified term. | ||
(2) Notwithstanding sections 507 and 508 , where the Minister, following consultation with the Governing Board, is of the opinion that an ordinary planning commissioner should be appointed, whether to fill a vacancy in the number of ordinary planning commissioners referred to in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 505 or under subsection (3) of section 505 , or in addition to the number of ordinary planning commissioners specified in paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 505 or under subsection (3) of section 505 , as a matter of urgency, due to the number of appeals, applications, referrals or requests being considered by the Commission, the Minister may, subject to subsection (3), appoint a suitably qualified civil servant or public servant to be an ordinary planning commissioner for a specified term. | ||
(3) A person shall not be appointed under this section for a term in excess of 12 months, and a term of appointment under this section shall be considered a period in office for the purposes of subsection (4) of section 510 . |