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Planning consents - Notification, submissions, and hearings - Submissions on applications

132: Form and service of submissions

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When you make a submission, it must be in the right form and way. You need to make a reasonable case that is relevant to the application. This helps you say what you think about the proposal. If your submission does not make a reasonable case, it might be struck out by the consent authority under section 133. This means it will not be considered. It could also be treated as invalid, even if it is not struck out.

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Part 4Planning consents
Notification, submissions, and hearings: Submissions on applications

132Form and service of submissions

A submission must—
be made in the prescribed form and manner; and
make a case that is reasonable and relevant to the application that is the subject of the submission.

A submission, or part of a submission, that does not comply with subsection (1)(b) may be—
struck out by the consent authority under section 133; or
treated as invalid regardless of whether it is struck out.