New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT REGULATION 2000 - REG 11

11 Fee payable for costs and expenses of studies etc by relevant planning authority

(1) The relevant planning authority may enter into an agreement with a person who requests the preparation of a planning proposal under Part 3 of the Act for the payment of the costs and expenses incurred by the authority in undertaking studies and other matters required in relation to the planning proposal.

(2) The fee payable to the relevant planning authority for the payment of those costs and expenses is--

(a) if the authority is a council--the fee set out or determined in accordance with the agreement, or

(b) in any other case--an amount (not exceeding $25,000) determined by the authority to cover the costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the authority in undertaking the studies or other matters, or such greater amount as may be agreed in the particular case.

(3) A fee payable by a person under this clause is due and payable at the time notified in writing to the person by the relevant planning authority.

(4) If the relevant planning authority is the Commission or a Sydney district or regional planning panel, the functions of the relevant planning authority under this clause are exercisable by the Planning Secretary.

(5) A reference in this clause to an agreement includes a reference to an arrangement.