Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LAND (PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT) ACT (NO. 100 OF 1991) - SECT 231

231. (1) Before approving or refusing to approve an application, the Minister shall—

        (a)     consider—

              (i)     any comments of a person or body to which the application has been referred for comment;

              (ii)     each objection or other submission the Minister has received in relation to the application which has not been withdrawn;

              (iii)     a preliminary assessment under Division 2 of Part IV, or a report under section 128; and

              (iv)     any Assessment made, or the report of any Inquiry conducted, in relation to the controlled activity to which the application relates; and

        (b)     in the case of an application to conduct a controlled activity affecting the requirements for the conservation of the heritage significance of an Aboriginal place included in the Heritage Places Register or an interim Heritage Places Register—take all reasonable steps to consult with, and consider the views of, any relevant Aboriginal organisation.

(2) In paragraph (1) (b)—