Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
—
amended Act means this Act as amended by the
Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020 Part 6 Division 1;
commencement day means the day on which the
Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020 Part 6 Division 1 comes into
operation;
former Act means this Act as in force immediately
before commencement day;
preparation and approval process , in relation to
a planning scheme or amendment to a planning scheme —
(a)
means the process for the preparation or adoption, submission and approval of
the scheme or amendment; and
(b)
includes, without limitation, any consultation, referral, advertisement,
hearings, reports and consideration of submissions that occur as part of that
process.
(2) The regulations
may make provision for how the preparation and approval process for a planning
scheme or an amendment to a planning scheme is to be completed if —
(a) 1 or
more steps in the preparation and approval process for the scheme or amendment
are taken before commencement day under the former Act; but
(b) the
scheme or amendment is not approved under the former Act before commencement
day.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), the regulations may provide that any requirement of the
preparation and approval process under the amended Act is taken to be
satisfied in relation to a planning scheme or amendment referred to in that
subsection in circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
[Section 290 inserted: No. 26 of 2020 s. 105.]