Section 35B of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsections (1) , (2) , (3) and (4) and substituting the following subsections:

(4)  The Commission may direct a planning authority to undertake public exhibition in respect of a draft LPS that –

(a) a planning authority has submitted to the Commission under section 35; or

(b) the Commission has prepared under section 35A(3) .

(4A)  The Commission may only issue a direction under subsection (4)  –

(a) if the Commission is of the opinion that the draft LPS meets the LPS criteria; or

(b) if the Commission –

(i) prepares in relation to the draft LPS an LPS criteria outstanding issues notice under subsection (4B) ; and

(ii) includes in the direction under subsection (4) a statement that the LPS criteria outstanding issues notice forms part of the relevant exhibition documents in relation to the draft LPS; and

(iii) attaches to the direction a copy of the LPS criteria outstanding issues notice.

(4B)  The Commission may prepare in relation to a draft LPS an LPS criteria outstanding issues notice.

(4C)  An LPS criteria outstanding issues notice is a notice, in relation to a draft LPS, setting out the LPS criteria in relation to which the Commission considers that it needs further information in order for the Commission to be of the opinion that the draft LPS meets the LPS criteria.

(4D)  The Commission is to notify the Minister of a direction given under subsection (4) .