Economic Development Act 2012
sec.84Notice of application
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sec.84 Notice of application
This section applies only if— the relevant development instrument for the relevant priority development area requires public notice of any part of the PDA development application; or the relevant development is— PDA-associated development declared for the relevant priority development area by MEDQ under section 40C (1) ; and PDA assessable development; or MEDQ, within 20 business days after the properly made date for the application, gives the applicant notice that the applicant must comply with this section. The applicant must— publish a notice about the application in a newspaper circulating in the area of the relevant local government; and place the notice on the relevant land in the way prescribed under a regulation; and give a copy of the notice to— MEDQ; and the owners of all land that adjoins the relevant land; and each entity MEDQ requires the applicant to give a copy to. However, if an information request has been made in relation to the application, the applicant must not start to comply with subsection (2) until the applicant has been given a notice under section 83B in relation to the request. The notice must— state that— the applicant has made a PDA development application; and the application may be inspected on MEDQ’s website; and describe the relevant land; and generally describe the relevant development; and invite anyone to make submissions to MEDQ about the application within a stated period (the submission period ); and state that the making of a submission does not give rise to a right of appeal against a decision about the application. The submission period— must not start before subsection (2) is complied with; and must be at least 20 business days; and must not include any business day from 20 December in a particular year to 5 January in the following year, both days inclusive. A requirement under subsection (2) (c) (iii) may be made only if MEDQ considers the entity has an interest in the outcome of the application. s 84 amd 2016 No. 17 s 107; 2019 No. 11 s 87 ; 2024 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 (sec.84-ssec.1) This section applies only if— the relevant development instrument for the relevant priority development area requires public notice of any part of the PDA development application; or the relevant development is— PDA-associated development declared for the relevant priority development area by MEDQ under section 40C (1) ; and PDA assessable development; or MEDQ, within 20 business days after the properly made date for the application, gives the applicant notice that the applicant must comply with this section. (sec.84-ssec.2) The applicant must— publish a notice about the application in a newspaper circulating in the area of the relevant local government; and place the notice on the relevant land in the way prescribed under a regulation; and give a copy of the notice to— MEDQ; and the owners of all land that adjoins the relevant land; and each entity MEDQ requires the applicant to give a copy to. (sec.84-ssec.3) However, if an information request has been made in relation to the application, the applicant must not start to comply with subsection (2) until the applicant has been given a notice under section 83B in relation to the request. (sec.84-ssec.4) The notice must— state that— the applicant has made a PDA development application; and the application may be inspected on MEDQ’s website; and describe the relevant land; and generally describe the relevant development; and invite anyone to make submissions to MEDQ about the application within a stated period (the submission period ); and state that the making of a submission does not give rise to a right of appeal against a decision about the application. (sec.84-ssec.5) The submission period— must not start before subsection (2) is complied with; and must be at least 20 business days; and must not include any business day from 20 December in a particular year to 5 January in the following year, both days inclusive. (sec.84-ssec.6) A requirement under subsection (2) (c) (iii) may be made only if MEDQ considers the entity has an interest in the outcome of the application.