Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

COMMON BOUNDARIES ACT 1981 - SECT 9

    (1)     An applicant who fails to comply with a notice requirement under section 4 (3), section 5 (3) or section 6 (4) (the relevant provision ) may apply to the ACAT for an order under this section.

    (2)     The ACAT may, by order—

        (a)     accept a document given to the respondent as notice under the relevant provision; or

    (b)     correct a defect in a notice given to the respondent; or

        (c)     deal with the application as if the notice given to the respondent complied with the relevant provision; or

        (d)     if no notice has been given under the relevant provision—declare who the respondent to the application is.

    (3)     If the parties consent, the ACAT may, by order, waive a requirement to—

        (a)     give written notice; or

        (b)     wait a certain period before making an application.