Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MOTOR TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) ACT (NO. 83 OF 1996) - SECT 18

18. Section 256 of the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 is amended—

    (a)     by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsection:

            “(3) On receiving an application under subsection (1), the Minister shall give notice in writing of the application—

        (a)     to each person against whom an order is sought; and

        (b)     in the case of an application relating to the parking of heavy vehicles on residential land pursuant to Division 4 of Part X of the Motor Traffic Act 1936 —to the Minister administering that Act.”;

    (b)     by omitting subsection (4A) and substituting the following subsection:

            “(4A) Before deciding whether to make an order the Minister shall consider any submissions made—

        (a)     by a person against whom the order is sought; and

        (b)     in the case of an application for an order relating to the parking of heavy vehicles on residential land pursuant to Division 4 of Part X of the Motor Traffic Act 1936 —by the Minister administering that Act.”; and

    (c)     by inserting after subsection (4B) the following subsection:

            “(4C) Where the Minister makes an order under subsection (4B) that relates to the parking of a heavy vehicle on residential land pursuant to Division 4 of Part X of the Motor Traffic Act 1936 , the Minister shall, as soon as practicable after the order is made, cause a copy of the order to be given to the Minister administering that Act.”.