(1) For section 83(1) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 substitute —
"(1) In addition to any other party to a proceeding for review under this Act, a determining referral authority is a party to a proceeding for review of a refusal to grant a permit if—
(a) the determining referral authority had objected to the grant of the permit; or
(b) it was refused because a condition required by the determining referral authority conflicted with a condition recommended by a recommending referral authority or required by another determining referral authority.".
(2) After section 83(2) of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 insert —
"(3) In addition to any other party to a proceeding for review under this Act, a recommending referral authority is a party to a proceeding for review if the recommending referral authority—
(a) is given notice of the application for review under this Act; and
(b) in accordance with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 , lodges with the Tribunal a statement of the grounds on which the recommending referral authority intends to rely at the hearing of the proceeding.".