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Subdivision Act 2002 (NI)
Details: C2018Q00078
Act Applied Law - C2018Q00078
Act No. 5, 2003
PART 2 — SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS
6. Subdivision development applications
7. Further requirements before subdivision development approval given
8. Matters to be considered
10. Registrar of Titles to be notified
PART 3 — REGISTRATION OF PLANS OF SUBDIVISION
11. Certification required before registration
12. Notice of decision on request for certificate
13. Time limits for dealing with requests for certificates
part 4 — administrative review
14. Reviewable decisions
16. Subdivision of land
19. Documentary evidence
20. False information
21. Obstruction of officials
22. Delegation by Minister
23. Delegation by Chief Executive Officer
part 7 — REPEALS
26. Repeal of Subdivision Acts
An Act in association with the Planning Act 2002 to provide for planning controls on the subdivision and amalgamation of land, and for related purposes.
1. This Act may be cited as the Subdivision Act 2002.
“authorised officer” means a person appointed as such under section 24;
“preliminary plan” of a proposed subdivision or amalgamation, means a plan of the subdivision or amalgamation proposed to be surveyed for the subdivision or amalgamation;
“subdivision” means —
(a) the subdivision under the Land Titles Act 1996 of a single parcel of land into 2 or more separate parcels;
(b) the amalgamation under the Land Titles Act 1996 of two or more adjacent parcels of land into a single parcel other than an amalgamation of land under section 40 of that Act; or
(c) the adjustment of a boundary between two or more adjacent parcels of land so as neither to amalgamate nor subdivide the parcels; or
(d) any combination of such a subdivision or amalgamation;
“subdivision development application” means a development application under the Planning Act 2002 for a subdivision development approval;
“subdivision development approval” means a development approval under the Planning Act 2002 for a subdivision proposal;
“subdivision proposal” means a proposal for a subdivision;
5. For the purposes of Part 5 of the Planning Act 2002 as it applies to a subdivision development application in relation to land, the owner of the land is —
(b) if the land is leased from the Crown — the Crown.
6. (1) In addition to the requirements set out in Division 1 of Part 5 of the Planning Act 2002, a subdivision development application shall only be processed under Division 2 of Part 5 of that Act if —
(a) it is accompanied by a preliminary plan of the proposed subdivision or amalgamation prepared by a surveyor authorised under the Surveys Act 1937; and
(b) it is accompanied by the written consent to the subdivision proposal (in the form indicated by the preliminary plan) by each person (other than the applicant)—
(i) with an interest in the land registered under the Land Titles Act 1996; or
(ii) whom the applicant believes to have an interest in the land which is registrable under the Land Titles Act 1996.
(2) A person with an interest in the land must not unreasonably withhold consent to a subdivision proposal.
(3) On application, the Supreme Court may dispense with the requirement for consent under subsection 6(1) if satisfied that such consent is being unreasonably withheld.
“an interest in the land” means an interest affected by the proposed subdivision development.
Further requirements before subdivision development approval given
7. (1) Before referring the application under subsection 44(1) or 44D(1) of the Planning Act 2002, the Chief Executive Officer may, by notice to the applicant, require the applicant to do such of the following things as are specified in the notice —
(a) have a survey plan of the proposed subdivision or amalgamation —
(b) comply with specified conditions in respect of the proposed subdivision or amalgamation.
(2) Where the Chief Executive Officer has required the preparation and certification of a survey plan under paragraph 7(1)(a), subsection 49(4) of the Planning Act 2002 does not apply to any extension or further extension by the Minister pursuant to subsection 49(3) of that Act.
8. In considering a subdivision development application, in addition to any applicable matters referred to in section 46 of the Planning Act 2002, the Minister shall have regard to —
(a) whether the applicant has complied with any further requirements made under section 7; and
(b) any relevant requirements under the Norfolk Island Plan for such subdivision.
9. The conditions that the Minister may impose under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Planning Act 2002 on subdivision development approval include conditions about the following matters —
(a) the timing of any works (including the construction of roads, other services, and landscaping) to be carried out in association with the subdivision proposal;
(b) the standards for the carrying out of any such works;
(c) the provision of performance security for failure to comply with the conditions of the approval.
10. The Chief Executive Officer shall forward a copy of a subdivision development approval to the Registrar of Titles as soon as practicable after it is received by the Chief Executive Officer.
Certification required before registration
11. (1) The Registrar of Titles shall not register a subdivision or amalgamation of land under the Land Titles Act 1996 without a written notice from the Chief Executive Officer stating that the Chief Executive Officer is satisfied that—
(a) subdivision development approval has been given to a subdivision proposal for that subdivision or amalgamation; and
(b) the survey plan of the subdivision or amalgamation has been —
(c) all the conditions of the subdivision development approval have been complied with.
(2) The Chief Executive Officer may, if the Chief Executive Officer considers it reasonable in the circumstances require a person requesting registration of a subdivision or amalgamation of land to provide relevant information or documents to substantiate the request, by written notice to the person.
Notice of decision on request for certificate
12. (1) As soon as practicable after the Chief Executive Officer gives a certificate under section 11, the Chief Executive Officer shall give —
(2) As soon as practicable after the Chief Executive Officer refuses to give a certificate under section 11, the Chief Executive Officer shall give written notice of the decision to —
13. (1) A request for a certificate under section 11 which is not given within 28 days from the making of the request is to be taken to have been a decision to refuse to give the certificate for the purposes of Part 4 of this Act.
14. The refusal by the Chief Executive Officer to give a certificate under section 11 is a reviewable decision for the purposes of this Act.
15. (1) Application may be made to the Administrative Review Tribunal for the review of a reviewable decision within the meaning of section 14.
(2) For the purposes of section 16 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 1996, a person whose interests are affected by the decision made on a subdivision development application is the holder of the relevant subdivision development approval.
16. (1) A person must not carry out work on a subdivision of land if development approval has not been granted in accordance with the Planning Act 2002.
(2) Subsection 16(1) does not apply to survey work on land to support a proposed subdivision or amalgamation of the land.
19. In any civil or criminal proceedings, a copy of a subdivision development approval is evidence of the contents of the approval and that the approval was given.
20. (1) A person shall not knowingly make a false or misleading statement in connection with a request for a certificate under section 11.
21. A person shall not obstruct or hinder a person performing a function under this Act.
22. (1) The Minister may, by instrument, delegate any of the powers of the Minister under this Act except this power of delegation.
(2) A delegation under subsection 22(1) may be made —
23. (1) The Chief Executive Officer may, by instrument, delegate any of the powers of the Chief Executive Officer under this Act except this power of delegation.
(2) A delegation under subsection 23(1) may be made —
24. The Chief Executive Officer may, by written instrument, appoint persons to be authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.
25. (1) The Administrator may make Regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing matters —
Repeal of Subdivision Acts
26. (1) The Subdivision Act 1996 and the Subdivision Amendment Act 1997 are repealed.
(2) The Subdivision (Moratorium) Act 2000 and the Subdivision (Moratorium) Amendment Act 2001 are repealed.
The Subdivision Act 2002 as shown in this consolidation comprises Act No. 5 of 2003 and amendments as indicated in the Tables below.
Subdivision (Amendment) Act 2008
[Previously consolidated as at 29 January 2013]
Sch 4 (item 49): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 4)
Sch 1 (item 54): 29 Sept 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)
13 Oct 2018 (F2018L01420)
Sch 1 (item 17): 13 Oct 2018 (s 2(1) item 1)