Planning and Development Act 2024

Chief Planning Commissioner and Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner to ensure efficient performance of functions of Planning Commissioners

511. (1) The Chief Planning Commissioner and the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner shall each have the function of ensuring the efficient performance by the Planning Commissioners of their functions.

(2) The Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner shall perform the function first referred to in subsection (1) under the overall direction of the Chief Planning Commissioner (unless the Chief Planning Commissioner is, due to illness or any other reason, not available or the office of Chief Planning Commissioner is vacant, in which case the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner shall perform the function without such direction).

(3) The Chief Planning Commissioner may assign to the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner or an ordinary planning commissioner the performance of any task or any other responsibility necessary to ensure the best or most efficient performance of the functions of the Planning Commissioners.

(4) The Chief Planning Commissioner or the Deputy Chief Planning Commissioner shall provide the chief executive officer with such information in relation to the efficiency of the performance by the Planning Commissioners of their functions, and at such intervals, as may be requested by the chief executive officer.