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Appeals to the Minister.
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16.—(1) The Minister may by order make regulations prescribing the time within which persons may appeal under a provision of a planning scheme against a decision, requisition, determination, or other act of the responsible authority.
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(2) Whenever an appeal is made to the Minister under the Principal Act or this Act or under any provision of a planning scheme against a decision, requisition, determination, or other act of a planning authority or of the responsible authority, the Minister, if he so thinks proper, may on deciding such appeal direct such planning authority or responsible authority (as the case may be) to pay to the appellant on such appeal such sum as the Minister shall, in his absolute discretion, specify as reasonable compensation to such appellant for the expense occasioned to such appellant in relation to such appeal.
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(3) Any sum which the Minister under this section directs any planning authority or responsible authority to pay to the appellant on an appeal shall be paid by such planning authority or responsible authority (as the case may be) to such appellant and, in default of payment, shall be recoverable as a simple contract debt in any court of competent jurisdiction.
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