Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

URBAN FOREST ACT 2023 - SECT 38

    (1)     If a person enters into a canopy contribution agreement with a decision-maker that is subject to a condition that the person pay a financial settlement, the person may apply, in writing, to the decision-maker to enter into an arrangement (a payment management plan ) to pay the financial settlement by instalments.

    (2)     On application under subsection (1), the decision-maker must—

        (a)     approve the application; or

        (b)     refuse the application.

    (3)     The decision-maker must, within a reasonable period, give the applicant written notice of—

        (a)     a decision under subsection (2); and

        (b)     for a decision under subsection (2) (a)—the period of the payment management plan and the amount of each instalment; and

        (c)     for a decision under subsection (2) (b)—the reasons for the decision.

    (4)     A regulation may prescribe—

        (a)     the information that must be included in the application; and

        (b)     matters the decision-maker must take into account when considering the application.