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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 3.31

Making of environmental planning instruments for local areas (LEPs)

3.31 Making of environmental planning instruments for local areas (LEPs)

(cf previous ss 53, 53A)

(1) A local plan-making authority may make environmental planning instruments for the purpose of environmental planning--
(a) in each local government area, and
(b) in such other areas of the State (including the coastal waters of the State) as the local plan-making authority determines.
(2) Any such instrument may be called a local environmental plan (or LEP).
(3) For the purposes of this Division, the following are
"local plan-making authorities" --
(a) the Minister,
(b) a council for its local government area if the gateway determination under this Division authorises the council to make the local environmental plan concerned.



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