Economic Development Act 2012
sec.51ABExisting applications to extend currency period
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sec.51AB Existing applications to extend currency period
This section applies if— before the cessation, an application has been made under section 101 , but not decided, to extend the currency period of a PDA development approval for— the former PDA land; or the former PDA-associated development; and on the cessation, all or part of the PDA development approval is taken, under section 50 (2) , to be a development approval under the Planning Act . The application must continue to be decided under this Act as if— the cessation had not happened; and the PDA development approval were still a PDA development approval; and the application were being decided immediately before the cessation. If the decision is to grant the extension, the decision is taken to be a decision under the Planning Act , section 87 to extend the currency period of the development approval under that Act. If the decision is to refuse the extension, the development approval under the Planning Act lapses on the later of the following to happen— the currency period of the PDA development approval under this Act, including any extension of that period under section 102 , ends; the person who made the application is given notice of the decision under section 102 (4) . Despite the Planning Act , section 229 , a person may not appeal under that Act against the decision on the application. s 51AB ins 2019 No. 11 s 39 (sec.51AB-ssec.1) This section applies if— before the cessation, an application has been made under section 101 , but not decided, to extend the currency period of a PDA development approval for— the former PDA land; or the former PDA-associated development; and on the cessation, all or part of the PDA development approval is taken, under section 50 (2) , to be a development approval under the Planning Act . (sec.51AB-ssec.2) The application must continue to be decided under this Act as if— the cessation had not happened; and the PDA development approval were still a PDA development approval; and the application were being decided immediately before the cessation. (sec.51AB-ssec.3) If the decision is to grant the extension, the decision is taken to be a decision under the Planning Act , section 87 to extend the currency period of the development approval under that Act. (sec.51AB-ssec.4) If the decision is to refuse the extension, the development approval under the Planning Act lapses on the later of the following to happen— the currency period of the PDA development approval under this Act, including any extension of that period under section 102 , ends; the person who made the application is given notice of the decision under section 102 (4) . (sec.51AB-ssec.5) Despite the Planning Act , section 229 , a person may not appeal under that Act against the decision on the application.
- (a) before the cessation, an application has been made under section 101 , but not decided, to extend the currency period of a PDA development approval for— (i) the former PDA land; or (ii) the former PDA-associated development; and