Electricity Supply Industry Act 1995
44MRelevant entity to give notice to planning authority
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44M Relevant entity to give notice to planning authority
[Section 44M of Part 3 Inserted by No. 16 of 2020, s. 4, Applied:30 Nov 2020]
(1) A relevant entity must, within 10 business days after receiving under section 44L(1) , from a planning authority, a relevant notice in relation to an application for a permit, give to the planning authority a notice specifying –
(a) whether a development or use to which the application relates is, if carried out, likely to adversely affect the relevant entity’s operations and, if so, how; and
(b) whether the relevant entity considers it likely that works would be required to be carried out in order for a development or use to which the application relates to be carried out; and
(c) if the relevant entity considers that works are likely to be required to be carried out in order for a development or use to which the application relates to be carried out – the contact details of the person, or the unit of administration, that is to be responsible to the relevant entity for ensuring compliance by the relevant entity with section 44N .
(2) A planning authority must, within 5 business days after receiving under subsection (1) a notice in relation to an application for a permit, provide a copy of the notice to the person who made the application.