Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Minister
may —
(a) if
the Authority considers that a proposal referred to it under section 38
should not be assessed by it under this Part; or
(b)
during or after the assessment by the Authority of a proposal referred to it
under that section,
and after consulting
the Authority, direct the Authority to assess that proposal, or to assess or
re-assess that proposal more fully or more publicly or both, as the case
requires, in accordance with that direction, and the Authority shall comply
with that direction.
(2) Sections 39,
39A(3), 40(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), 41, 42 and 44 apply to the
assessment or reassessment of a proposal under a direction given under
subsection (1) as if that direction were a referral under section 38
of the proposal.
(3) A direction cannot
be given under subsection (1) if a statement has been served under
section 45(5) or a notification has been given under section 45(8).
(4) The Minister is to
cause copies of the reasons for giving a direction under subsection (1)
to be —
(a)
given to the Authority; and
(b)
published as soon as practicable after the direction is given.
[Section 43 amended by No. 57 of 1997
s. 54(3); No. 54 of 2003 s. 13.]