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Part 4Division 2
Division 2 The procedures for development that needs
consent77 Application of DivisionThis Division:(a) applies to development that may not be carried out except with
development consent, but
(b) does not apply to complying
Note. Under this Part, the procedures by which development consent is
obtained differ according to whether the development:(a) (Repealed)
(b) is or is not designated development (which it may be declared to
be by an environmental planning instrument or the regulations),
(c) is or is not integrated development (see Division
77A Designated developmentDesignated development is development that is declared to be
designated development by an environmental planning instrument or the
regulations.78 The development consent process—the main
stepsThe main steps in the development consent process are set out in
sections 78A–81 and in the regulations made for the purposes of this
Part.78A Application(1) A person may, subject to the regulations, apply to a consent
authority for consent to carry out development.(2) A single application may be made in respect of one or more of the
types of development referred to in paragraphs (a)–(f) of the definition
of development in section
4 (1).(3) If the consent authority is a council, a person (other than the
Crown or a person acting on behalf of the Crown) may, in the same development
application, apply for development consent and approval for anything that
requires approval under the following provisions of the Table to section 68 of
1993, namely:paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of Part Aparagraph 1–6 of Part Bparagraph 1–5 of Part Cparagraph 1 of Part Eparagraph 1–5 or 10 of Part F.(4) In determining a development application to which subsection (3)
applies, the council may apply any of the provisions of or under the Local Government Act 1993 that it
could apply if the development application were an application under that Act
for the relevant approval. In particular, if development consent is granted,
the council may impose a condition that is authorised under that Act to be
imposed as a condition of an approval.(5) If development consent is granted to a development application to
which subsection (3) applies, the council is taken to have granted the
relevant approval under the Local Government
Act 1993 that authorises the activity, but that Act has no
application to the approval so taken to have been
granted.(6) In granting development consent to a development application to
which subsection (3) applies, the council may, without limiting any other
condition it may impose, impose, in relation to the approval taken to have
been granted under the Local Government Act
1993, either or both of the following conditions:(a) a condition that the approval is granted only to the applicant and
does not attach to or run with the land to which it
(b) a condition that the approval is granted for a specified
(7) A development application cannot be made in respect of land that
is, or is part of, a wilderness area (within the meaning of the Wilderness Act 1987) unless any
consent to the development required under that Act has been
obtained.(8) A development application must be accompanied by:(a) if the application is in respect of designated
development—an environmental impact statement prepared by or on behalf
of the applicant in the form prescribed by the regulations,
(b) if the application is in respect of development on land that is,
or is a part of, critical habitat or is likely to significantly affect
threatened species, populations or ecological communities, or their
habitats—a species impact statement prepared in accordance with Division
2 of Part 6 of the Threatened Species
Conservation Act 1995.
Note. Part 7A of the Threatened
Species Conservation Act 1995 provides for certain
circumstances in which development is taken not to significantly affect
habitats.(9) The regulations may specify other things that are required to be
submitted with a development application.79 Public participation—designated
development(1) Public exhibition and notification As soon as practicable after a development application is made for
consent to carry out designated development, the consent authority
must:(a) place the application and any accompanying information on public
exhibition for a period of not less than 30 days (the submission
period) commencing on the day after which notice of the application
is first published as referred to in paragraph (d), and
(b) give written notice of the application in accordance with the
regulations:(i) to such persons as appear to it to own or occupy the land
adjoining the land to which the development application relates,
(ii) if practicable, to such other persons as appear to it to own or
occupy land the use or enjoyment of which, in its opinion, may be
detrimentally affected if the designated development is carried out,
(iii) to such other persons as are required to be notified by the
(c) cause notice of the application to be exhibited in accordance with
the regulations on the land to which the application relates,
(d) cause notice of the application to be published in accordance with
the regulations in a newspaper circulating in the
(2) If land is:(a) a lot within the meaning of the Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act
be a written notice under subsection (1) (b) to the owner or occupier of each
lot within the strata scheme, or
(b) a lot within the meaning of the Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act
notice under subsection (1) (b) to the owner or occupier of each lot within
(3) If land is owned or occupied by more than one person, a written
notice to one owner or one occupier is taken to satisfy the requirements of
subsection (1) (b).(4) Inspection of application and accompanying
information During the submission period, any person may inspect the
development application and any accompanying information and make extracts
from or copies of them.(5) Making of submissions During the submission period, any person may make written
submissions to the consent authority with respect to the development
application. A submission by way of objection must set out the grounds of the
objection.(6) Circumstances in which public exhibition may be dispensed
with If:(a) a development application for designated development is amended,
or substituted, or withdrawn and later replaced before it has been determined
by the consent authority, and
(b) the consent authority has complied with subsections (1), (2) and
(3) in relation to the original application, and
(c) the consent authority is of the opinion that the amended,
the consent authority may decide to dispense with further compliance with
subsection (1) in relation to the amended, substituted or later application.
In that event, compliance with subsection (1) in relation to the original
application is taken to be compliance in relation to the amended, substituted
or later application.(7) The consent authority must give written notice to the applicant of
its decision under subsection (6) at or before the time notice of the
determination of the development application is given under section
81.79A Public participation—advertised development and
other notifiable development(1) Notice of a development application for consent to carry out
advertised development is to be given in accordance with this Act, the
regulations, the relevant environmental planning instrument and any relevant
development control plan.(2) A development application for specified development (other than
designated development or advertised development) must be notified or
advertised in accordance with the provisions of a development control plan if
the development control plan provides for the notification or advertising of
the application.79B Consultation and concurrence(1) General If, by an environmental planning instrument, the consent
authority, before determining the development application, is required to
consult with or to obtain the concurrence of a person, the consent authority
must, in accordance with the environmental planning instrument and the
regulations, consult with or obtain the concurrence of the person, unless the
consent authority determines to refuse to grant development
consent.(2) However, if, by an environmental planning instrument, the
Minister, before determining a development application, is required to obtain
the concurrence of a person, the Minister is required only to consult with the
person.(3) Consultation and concurrence—threatened
species Development consent cannot be granted for:(a) development on land that is, or is a part of, critical habitat,
(b) development that is likely to significantly affect a threatened
species, population, or ecological community, or its
without the concurrence of the Director-General of National Parks and
Wildlife or, if a Minister is the consent authority, unless the Minister has
consulted with the Minister administering the Threatened Species Conservation Act
1995.Note. If a biobanking statement has been issued in respect of the
development under Part 7A of the Threatened
Species Conservation Act 1995, the development is taken not to
significantly affect threatened species, populations or ecological
communities, or their habitats.(4) Despite subsection (3), if the Minister administering the Threatened Species Conservation Act
1995 considers that it is appropriate, that Minister
may:(a) elect to act in place of the Director-General of National Parks
and Wildlife for the purposes of that subsection, or
(b) review and amend any recommendations that that Director-General
proposes to make, or any advice that that Director-General proposes to offer,
for the purposes of that subsection.
(5) In deciding whether or not concurrence should be granted under
subsection (3), the Director-General of National Parks and Wildlife or the
Minister administering the Threatened
Species Conservation Act 1995 must take the following matters
into consideration:(a) any species impact statement that accompanied the development
(b) any assessment report prepared by the consent
(c) any submissions received concerning the development
(d) any relevant recovery plan or threat abatement
(e) whether the development proposed is likely to reduce the long-term
viability of the species, population or ecological community in the
(f) whether the development is likely to accelerate the extinction of
the species, population or ecological community or place it at risk of
(g) the principles of ecologically sustainable
(h) the likely social and economic consequences of granting or of not
granting concurrence.
(6) The Minister administering the Threatened Species Conservation Act
1995 must provide the Minister who is the consent authority
with any recommendations made by the Director-General of National Parks and
Wildlife concerning determination of a development application relating to
development referred to in subsection (3) and, if that Minister does not
accept any one or more of the recommendations, that Minister must include in
the determination the recommendations not accepted and that Minister’s
reasons for not accepting them.(7) A copy of the reasons referred to in subsection (6) must be
available for public inspection, during ordinary office hours, at the head
office of the National Parks and Wildlife Service.(8) Granting or refusal of concurrence A person whose concurrence to development is required may:(a) grant concurrence to the development, either unconditionally or
In deciding whether to grant concurrence, the person must take
into consideration only the matters stated pursuant to section 30 (3) and
applicable to the development (unless the relevant environmental planning
instrument is a deemed environmental planning
instrument).(9) Giving effect to concurrence A consent authority that grants consent to the carrying out of
development for which a concurrence has been granted must grant the consent
subject to any conditions of the concurrence. This does not affect the right
of the consent authority to impose conditions under section 80A not
inconsistent with the conditions of the concurrence or to refuse
consent.(10) Avoidance of consents subject to concurrence If, by an environmental planning instrument or by subsection (3),
a development application may not be determined by the granting of consent
without the concurrence of a specified person, a consent granted:(a) without that concurrence, or
(b) not subject to any conditions of the
is, subject to sections 102–104,
voidable.(11) However, if the specified person fails to inform the consent
authority of the decision concerning concurrence within the time allowed for
doing so, the consent authority may determine the development application
without the concurrence of the specified person and a development consent so
granted is not voidable on that ground.(12) Nothing in this section affects any liability of a consent
authority in respect of a consent granted as referred to in subsection (10)
(a) or (b).79BA Consultation and development consent—certain bush
fire prone land(1) Development consent cannot be granted for the carrying out of
development for any purpose (other than a subdivision of land that could
lawfully be used for residential or rural residential purposes or development
for a special fire protection purpose) on bush fire prone land unless the
consent authority:(a) is satisfied that the development conforms to the specifications
and requirements of Planning for Bushfire
Protection, ISBN 0 9585987 8 9, produced by the NSW Rural Fire
Service (or, if another document is prescribed by the regulations for the
purposes of this paragraph, that document), that are relevant to the
(b) has consulted with the Commissioner of the NSW Rural Fire Service
concerning measures to be taken with respect to the development to protect
persons, property and the environment from danger that may arise from a bush
(2) In this section:special fire
protection purpose has the same meaning as it has in section 100B of
the Rural Fires Act
1997.79C Evaluation(1) Matters for consideration—general In determining a development application, a consent authority is
to take into consideration such of the following matters as are of relevance
to the development the subject of the development application:(a) the provisions of:(i) any environmental planning instrument, and
(ii) any draft environmental planning instrument that is or has been
placed on public exhibition and details of which have been notified to the
consent authority (unless the Director-General has notified the consent
authority that the making of the draft instrument has been deferred
indefinitely or has not been approved), and
(iiia) any planning agreement that has been entered into under section
93F, or any draft planning agreement that a developer has offered to enter
into under section 93F, and
(iv) the regulations (to the extent that they prescribe matters for the
purposes of this paragraph),
that apply to the land to which the development application
(b) the likely impacts of that development, including environmental
impacts on both the natural and built environments, and social and economic
impacts in the locality,
(c) the suitability of the site for the
(d) any submissions made in accordance with this Act or the
Note. See section 75P (2) (a) for circumstances in which determination
of development application to be generally consistent with approved concept
plan for a project under Part 3A.Note. If a biobanking statement has been issued in respect of a
Species Conservation Act 1995, the consent authority is not
required to take into consideration the likely impact of the development on
biodiversity values.(2) Compliance with non-discretionary development
standards—development other than complying development If an environmental planning instrument or a regulation contains
non-discretionary development standards and development, not being complying
development, the subject of a development application complies with those
standards, the consent authority:(a) is not entitled to take those standards into further consideration
in determining the development application, and
(b) must not refuse the application on the ground that the development
does not comply with those standards, and
(c) must not impose a condition of consent that has the same, or
substantially the same, effect as those standards but is more onerous than
those standards,
and the discretion of the consent authority under this section and
section 80 is limited accordingly.(3) If an environmental planning instrument or a regulation contains
non-discretionary development standards and development the subject of a
development application does not comply with those standards:(a) subsection (2) does not apply and the discretion of the consent
authority under this section and section 80 is not limited as referred to in
(b) a provision of an environmental planning instrument that allows
flexibility in the application of a development standard may be applied to the
non-discretionary development standard.
Note. The application of non-discretionary development standards to
complying development is dealt with in section 85A (3) and
(4).(4) Consent where an accreditation is in force A consent authority must not refuse to grant consent to
development on the ground that any building product or system relating to the
development does not comply with a requirement of the Building Code of Australia if the building
product or system is accredited in respect of that requirement in accordance
with the regulations.(5) A consent authority and an employee of a consent authority do not
incur any liability as a consequence of acting in accordance with subsection
(4).(6) Definitions In this section:(a) reference to development extends to include a reference to the
building, work, use or land proposed to be erected, carried out, undertaken or
subdivided, respectively, pursuant to the grant of consent to a development
(b) non-discretionary
development standards means development standards that are
identified in an environmental planning instrument or a regulation as
non-discretionary development standards.
80 Determination(1) General A consent authority is to determine a development application
by:(a) granting consent to the application, either unconditionally or
(2) Despite subsection (1), the consent authority must refuse an
application for development, being the subdivision of land, that would, if
carried out, result in a contravention of this Act, an environmental planning
instrument or the regulations, whether arising in relation to that or any
other development.(3) “Deferred commencement” consent A development consent may be granted subject to a condition that
the consent is not to operate until the applicant satisfies the consent
authority, in accordance with the regulations, as to any matter specified in
the condition. Nothing in this Act prevents a person from doing such things as
may be necessary to comply with the condition.(4) Total or partial consent A development consent may be granted:(a) for the development for which the consent is sought,
(b) for that development, except for a specified part or aspect of
that development, or
(c) for a specified part or aspect of that
(5) The consent authority is not required to refuse consent to any
specified part or aspect of development for which development consent is not
initially granted under subsection (4), but development consent may
subsequently be granted for that part or aspect of the
development.Note. See also Division 2A for special procedures concerning staged
development applications.(6) Restrictions on determination of development applications
where Commission of Inquiry is held concerning environmental aspects of
proposed development A consent authority that has received notice that the Minister has
directed that an inquiry be held, in accordance with section 119, with respect
to the environmental aspects of proposed development or part of any such
proposed development the subject of a development application:(a) must not determine the development application in so far as it
relates to proposed designated development, and
(b) must not determine the development application in so far as it
relates to development that is not designated development until:(i) the inquiry has been held, and
(ii) the consent authority has considered the findings and
recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry and any comments made by the
Minister that accompanied those findings and recommendations when they were
forwarded to the consent authority.
(7) If the Minister has directed that an inquiry be held by a
Commission of Inquiry in relation to any proposed designated development the
subject of a development application, the Minister is to determine the
application after the inquiry has been held and the Minister has considered
the findings and recommendations of the Commission of
Inquiry.(8) Sections 82, 97 and 98 do not apply to or in respect of the
development application determined by the Minister under subsection (7) or its
determination.(9) Restrictions on determination of development applications
for designated development A consent authority must not determine a development application
for designated development:(a) until after the submission period (within the meaning of section
79 (1) (a)) has expired, or
(b) if a submission is made with respect to the application within the
submission period, until after 21 days following the date on which a copy of
the submission is forwarded to the Director-General have
(10) Subsection (9) (b) does not apply:(a) to a consent authority being the Minister or the Director-General,
(b) if the Director-General has waived the requirement that
submissions be forwarded to the Director-General for a specified development
application or for a specified class of development
(10A) (Repealed)(11) Other restrictions on determination of development
applications The regulations may specify other matters of a procedural nature
that are to be complied with before a development application may be
determined.(12) Effect of issuing construction certificate If a consent authority or an accredited certifier issues a
construction certificate, the construction certificate and any approved plans
and specifications issued with respect to that construction certificate,
together with any variations to the construction certificate or plans and
specifications that are effected in accordance with this Act or the
regulations, are taken to form part of the relevant development consent (other
than for the purposes of section 96).(13), (14) (Repealed)80A Imposition of conditions(1) Conditions—generally A condition of development consent may be imposed if:(a) it relates to any matter referred to in section 79C (1) of
relevance to the development the subject of the consent,
(b) it requires the modification or surrender of a consent granted
under this Act or a right conferred by Division 10 in relation to the land to
which the development application relates, or
(c) it requires the modification or cessation of development
(including the removal of buildings and works used in connection with that
development) carried out on land (whether or not being land to which the
development application relates), or
(d) it limits the period during which development may be carried out
in accordance with the consent so granted, or
(e) it requires the removal of buildings and works (or any part of
them) at the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (d),
(f) it requires the carrying out of works (whether or not being works
on land to which the application relates) relating to any matter referred to
in section 79C (1) applicable to the development the subject of the consent,
(g) it modifies details of the development the subject of the
development application, or
(h) it is authorised to be imposed under section 80 (3) or (5),
subsections (5)–(9) of this section or section 94, 94A, 94EF or
(2) Ancillary aspects of development A consent may be granted subject to a condition that a specified
aspect of the development that is ancillary to the core purpose of the
development is to be carried out to the satisfaction, determined in accordance
with the regulations, of the consent authority or a person specified by the
consent authority.(3) A consent authority that has not determined a request to indicate
whether a specified aspect of development has been carried out to the
authority, within the relevant period, prescribed by the regulations,
applicable to the aspect or the development is, for the purpose only of
section 97, taken to have determined the request by indicating that it, or the
person, is not satisfied as to the specified
aspect.(4) Conditions expressed in terms of outcomes or
objectives A consent may be granted subject to a condition expressed in a
manner that identifies both of the following:(a) one or more express outcomes or objectives that the development or
a specified part or aspect of the development must
(b) clear criteria against which achievement of the outcome or
objective must be assessed.
(5) Modification or surrender of consents or existing use
rights If a consent authority imposes (as referred to in subsection (1)
(b)) a condition requiring the modification or surrender of a consent granted
under this Act or a right conferred by Division 10, the consent or right may
be modified or surrendered subject to and in accordance with the
regulations.(6) Conditions and other arrangements concerning
security A development consent may be granted subject to a condition, or a
consent authority may enter into an agreement with an applicant, that the
applicant must provide security for the payment of the cost of any one or more
of the following:(a) making good any damage caused to any property of the consent
authority (or any property of the corporation) as a consequence of the doing
of anything to which the consent relates,
(b) completing any public work (such as road work, kerbing and
guttering, footway construction, stormwater drainage and environmental
controls) required in connection with the consent,
(c) remedying any defects in any such public work that arise within 6
months after the work is completed.
(7) The security is to be for such reasonable amount as is determined
by the consent authority.(8) The security may be provided, at the applicant’s choice, by
way of:(a) deposit with the consent authority, or
(b) a guarantee satisfactory to the consent
(9) The security is to be provided before carrying out any work in
accordance with the development consent or at such other time as may be agreed
to by the consent authority.(10) The funds realised from a security may be paid out to meet any
cost referred to in subsection (6). Any balance remaining is to be refunded
to, or at the direction of, the persons who provided the
security.(10A) A condition of a consent has no effect to the extent that it
requires a compliance certificate to be obtained in respect of any
development.(11) Prescribed conditions A development consent is subject to such conditions as may be
prescribed by the regulations.81 Post-determination notification(1) The consent authority must, in accordance with the regulations,
notify its determination of a development application to:(a) the applicant, and
(b) in the case of a development application for consent to carry out
designated development, each person who made a submission under section 79
(c) such other persons as are required by the regulations to be
notified of the determination of the development
(2) If the consent authority is not the council, the consent authority
must notify the council of its determination.(3) In the case of a development application for consent to carry out
designated development, the consent authority must also notify each person who
made a submission under section 79 (5) by way of objection of the
person’s rights to appeal against the determination and of the
applicant’s rights to appeal against the
determination.81A Effects of development consents and commencement of
development(1) Erection of buildings A development consent that enables the erection of a building is
sufficient to authorise the use of the building when erected for the purpose
for which it was erected if that purpose is specified in the development
application, subject to section 109M.Note. Section 109M prohibits the occupation or use of a new building
unless an occupation certificate has been issued for the
building.(2) The erection of a building in accordance with a development
consent must not be commenced until:(a) a construction certificate for the building work has been issued
by the consent authority, the council (if the council is not the consent
authority) or an accredited certifier, and
(b) the person having the benefit of the development consent
has:(i) appointed a principal certifying authority for the building work,
(ii) notified the principal certifying authority that the person will
carry out the building work as an owner-builder, if that is the case,
(b1) the principal certifying authority has, no later than 2 days
before the building work commences:(i) notified the consent authority and the council (if the council is
not the consent authority) of his or her appointment, and
(ii) notified the person having the benefit of the development consent
of any critical stage inspections and other inspections that are to be carried
out in respect of the building work, and
(b2) the person having the benefit of the development consent, if not
carrying out the work as an owner-builder, has:(i) appointed a principal contractor for the building work who must be
the holder of a contractor licence if any residential building work is
(ii) notified the principal certifying authority of any such
(iii) unless that person is the principal contractor, notified the
principal contractor of any critical stage inspections and other inspections
that are to be carried out in respect of the building work,
(c) the person having the benefit of the development consent has given
at least 2 days’ notice to the council of the person’s intention
to commence the erection of the building.
(3) Subdivision of land A development consent that enables the subdivision of land may
authorise the carrying out of any physical activity in, on, under or over land
in connection with the subdivision, including the construction of roads and
stormwater drainage systems.Note. A plan of subdivision cannot be registered under the Conveyancing Act 1919 unless a
subdivision certificate has been issued for the
subdivision.(4) Subdivision work in accordance with a development consent must not
be commenced until:(a) a construction certificate for the subdivision work has been
issued by the consent authority, the council (if the council is not the
consent authority) or an accredited certifier, and
(b) the person having the benefit of the development consent has
appointed a principal certifying authority for the subdivision work,
before the subdivision work commences:(i) notified the consent authority and the council (if the council is
out in respect of the subdivision work, and
to commence the subdivision work.
(5) Regulations may provide for the issue of
certificates The regulations may make provision concerning the issue of
certificates for the erection of buildings and the subdivision of
land.(6) Crown building work Subsections (2) and (4) do not apply in relation to Crown building
work that is certified, in accordance with section 116G, to comply with the
laws.(7) Penalty for contravention of subsection (2) or
(4) The maximum penalty that may be imposed for a contravention of
subsection (2) or (4) is 300 penalty units.82 Circumstances in which consent is taken to have been
refused(1) A consent authority that has not determined a development
application within the relevant period, prescribed by the regulations,
applicable to the development the subject of the development application is,
for the purpose only of section 97, taken to have determined the application
by refusing consent on the date on which the period
expires.(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents a consent authority from
determining a development application after the expiration of the relevant
period referred to in that subsection, whether on a review under section 82A
or otherwise.(3) A determination pursuant to subsection (2) does not, subject to
subsection (4), prejudice or affect the continuance or determination of an
appeal made under section 97 in respect of a determination that is taken by
subsection (1) to have been made.(4) If a determination pursuant to subsection (2) is made by granting
consent, the consent authority is entitled, with the consent of the applicant
and without prejudice to costs, to have an appeal (being an appeal made under
section 97 in respect of a determination that is taken by subsection (1) to
have been made) withdrawn at any time prior to the determination of that
appeal.82A Review of determination(1) If the consent authority is a council, an applicant may request
the council to review a determination of the applicant’s application,
other than:(a) a determination to issue or refuse to issue a complying
development certificate, or
(b) a determination in respect of designated development,
(c) a determination in respect of integrated development,
(d) a determination made by the council under section 116E in respect
(2) A request for a review may be made at any time, subject to
subsection (2A).(2A) A determination cannot be reviewed:(a) after the time limited for the making of an appeal under section
97 expires, if no such appeal is made against the determination,
(b) after an appeal under section 97 against the determination is
disposed of by the Court, if such an appeal is made against the
(3) The prescribed fee must be paid in connection with a request for a
review.(3A) In requesting a review, the applicant may make amendments to the
development described in the original application, subject to subsection (4)
(c).(4) The council may review the determination if:(a) it has notified the request for review in accordance with:(i) the regulations, if the regulations so require,
(ii) a development control plan, if the council has made a development
control plan that requires the notification or advertising of requests for the
review of its determinations, and
(b) it has considered any submissions made concerning the request for
review within any period prescribed by the regulations or provided by the
development control plan, as the case may be, and
(c) in the event that the applicant has made amendments to the
development described in the original application, the consent authority is
satisfied that the development, as amended, is substantially the same
development as the development described in the original
(4A) As a consequence of its review, the council may confirm or change
the determination.(5) The decision whether or not to review the determination must not
be made by the person who made the determination unless that person was the
council, but is to be made by a person who is qualified under subsection (6)
to make the review.(6) If the council reviews the determination, the review must be made
by:(a) if the determination was made by a delegate of the
council—the council or another delegate of the council who is not
subordinate to the delegate who made the determination, or
(b) if the determination was made by the council—the
(7) The council must give notice of the result of the review to the
applicant as soon as practicable after the review.(8) If on the review the council grants development consent, or varies
the conditions of a development consent, the council must endorse on the
notice the date from which the consent, or the consent as varied,
operates.(9) If on a review the council changes a determination, the changed
determination replaces the earlier determination as from the date of the
review.(10) If on a review the council grants development consent, or varies
the conditions of a development consent, the council is entitled, with the
consent of the applicant and without prejudice to costs, to have an appeal
made under section 97 in respect of its determination withdrawn at any time
prior to the determination of that appeal.(11) A decision on a review may not be further reviewed under this
section.83 Date from which consent operates(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), if a determination is made by
the granting of consent, the consent becomes effective and operates
from:(a) except as provided in paragraph (b)—the date that is
endorsed on the notice given to the applicant in accordance with section 81
(1) of the determination of the development application or under section 82A
(7), or
(b) in the case of designated development to which an objection has
been made in accordance with section 79 (5):(i) if consent was granted under section 80 (7) following the holding
of an inquiry by a Commission of Inquiry—the date that is endorsed on
the notice of the determination of the development application given to the
applicant in accordance with section 81 (1), or
(ii) in any other case—the expiration of 28 days from the date
that is endorsed on the notice of the determination of the development
application given to the applicant in accordance with section 81
(2) Subject to subsection (3), if a determination is made by the
granting of consent or the granting of consent subject to conditions, and an
appeal has been made under section 97 or 98, the consent:(a) ceases to be, or does not become, effective pursuant to subsection
(b) becomes effective and operates from the date of the determination
of that appeal, except where that decision is to refuse development
(3) A consent referred to in subsection (1) or (2) is void and, except
for the purposes of section 97 or 98, is taken never to have been granted
if:(a) an appeal under section 97 is dismissed and development consent is
(b) an appeal under section 98 is upheld, with the effect that
development consent is refused.
(4) If a determination is made by refusing consent or if an
application is taken by section 82 to have been so determined, and the
decision on the appeal made pursuant to section 97 in respect of that
determination has the effect of granting consent, the decision is taken to be
a consent granted under this Division and that consent is effective and
operates from the date of that decision.(5) Despite any other provision of this section, a development consent
is taken to become effective and operate from such date as may be fixed
by:(a) a court (whether or not the Land and Environment Court) that
finally determines an appeal on a question of law which confirms the validity
of, or results in the granting of, the consent, or
(b) the Land and Environment Court, if the validity of a consent
granted by that Court is confirmed by, or the consent is granted by that Court
as a result of, such a final determination made by another court that has not
fixed that date.
(6) A development consent in respect of a development application that
is taken to have been determined under Part 5A operates from the date on which
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