sec.14Identification and registration of advanced offsets— Act , ss 90 (1) (b) and 93 (2) (b)

sec.14 Identification and registration of advanced offsets— Act , ss 90 (1) (b) and 93 (2) (b)

An owner of land may apply to the decision-maker in the approved form for an area of land to be identified as an advanced offset. In deciding the application, the decision-maker must have regard to any relevant environmental offsets policy. The decision-maker may— approve the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset; or approve the identification of part of an area of land as an advanced offset; or refuse the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset. As soon as practicable after the decision to approve the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset is made, the decision-maker must register the area as an advanced offset in the register kept under section 90 of the Act . If the decision-maker decides to refuse the application, the decision-maker must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant an information notice about the decision. An owner of land may, at any time, apply to the decision-maker in the approved form for an area of land registered as an advanced offset to no longer be identified as an advanced offset and to be removed from the register. As soon as practicable after an application under subsection (6) is made, the decision-maker must ensure that the record for the advanced offset in the register kept under section 90 of the Act is removed. (sec.14-ssec.1) An owner of land may apply to the decision-maker in the approved form for an area of land to be identified as an advanced offset. (sec.14-ssec.2) In deciding the application, the decision-maker must have regard to any relevant environmental offsets policy. (sec.14-ssec.3) The decision-maker may— approve the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset; or approve the identification of part of an area of land as an advanced offset; or refuse the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset. (sec.14-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after the decision to approve the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset is made, the decision-maker must register the area as an advanced offset in the register kept under section 90 of the Act . (sec.14-ssec.5) If the decision-maker decides to refuse the application, the decision-maker must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant an information notice about the decision. (sec.14-ssec.6) An owner of land may, at any time, apply to the decision-maker in the approved form for an area of land registered as an advanced offset to no longer be identified as an advanced offset and to be removed from the register. (sec.14-ssec.7) As soon as practicable after an application under subsection (6) is made, the decision-maker must ensure that the record for the advanced offset in the register kept under section 90 of the Act is removed.

• (a) approve the identification of an area of land as an advanced offset; or