Section 101(2)(d) considers the extent to which to application, if refused, would unreasonably detrimentally affect the ability of the public authority to perform a statutory duty specified in the application.
This section only applies if the applicant is a public authority. A public authority is defined in the Heritage Act 2017, and includes ‘any corporate body or unincorporated established by or under an Act for a public purpose, but does not include a municipal council’.
Public authorities generally include public entities, such as statutory authorities and state-owned corporations; and public service bodies such as portfolios, departments and administrative offices.
If the applicant is a public authority it is recommended the application includes an assessment of relevant statutory duties, being the laws that the organisation must obey, as they relate to the application.
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