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PLANNING AMENDMENT BILL 2016

Serial 9
Planning Amendment Bill 2016
Mr Wood






A Bill for an Act to amend the Planning Act












NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

PLANNING AMENDMENT ACT 2016

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Act No. [ ] of 2016

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Table of provisions

21 Reporting body
Division 6 Planning Amendment Act 2016

209 Definitions

210 Proposal placed on exhibition before commencement

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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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Act No. [ ] of 2016

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An Act to amend the Planning Act

[Assented to [ ] 2016]

[Second reading [ ] 2016]

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory enacts as follows:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Planning Amendment Act 2016.

2 Act amended

This Act amends the Planning Act.

3 Section 3 amended

Section 3(1)

insert (in alphabetical order)

prescribed functions, see section 20.

reporting body, see section 21.

4 Section 17 amended

Section 17(1)(d)

omit

body to which

insert

person or body to whom

5 Section 20 amended

Section 20

insert (in alphabetical order)

prescribed functions, in relation to a proposal, means the following functions:

(a) hearing any submissions made under section 22;

(b) carrying out any consultation as directed under section 23;

(c) providing a report under section 24.

reporting body, see section 21.

6 Section 21 inserted

After section 20

insert

21 Reporting body

(1) The reporting body, in respect of a proposal, is the person or body who must perform the prescribed functions.

(2) If a proposal relates to land partly or entirely within one Division area, the Division for that area is the reporting body.

(3) If a proposal relates to land that is not within a Division area or is within more than one Division area, the Minister must appoint a person or body (which may be a Division of the Development Consent Authority) to be the reporting body.

7 Section 22 amended

(1) Section 22(1)

omit

Commission

insert

reporting body

(2) Section 22(2)

omit, insert

(2) If the reporting body receives any submissions, it must conduct a hearing in respect of those submissions and invite all persons who have made submissions to appear at the hearing and be heard in relation to the proposal.

8 Section 23 amended

(1) Section 23(1)

omit (first reference)

the Commission

insert

a reporting body

(2) Section 23(1)

omit (second reference)

the Commission

insert

the reporting body

9 Section 24 amended

(1) Section 24(1)

omit

all words from "a hearing" to "Commission"

insert

the reporting body has conducted a hearing in respect of submissions about a proposal, and carried out any consultation as directed by the Minister, the reporting body

(2) Section 24(1)(c) and (2)

omit

Commission

insert

reporting body

(3) Section 24(3)

omit

Commission's

insert

reporting body's

10 Section 81B amended

Section 81B(da)

omit

11 Part 12, Division 6 inserted

After section 208

insert

Division 6 Planning Amendment Act 2016

209 Definitions

In this Division:

commencement means the commencement of the Planning Amendment Act 2016.

proposal, see section 14.

210 Proposal placed on exhibition before commencement

(1) This section applies if, before the commencement, a proposal had been placed on exhibition but a report under section 24 had not been made.

(2) Part 2, Division 4, as in force immediately before the commencement, continues to apply in relation to submissions, consultation, hearings and the report about the proposal.

12 Expiry of Act

This Act expires on the day after it commences.

 


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