Environmental Offsets Regulation 2014
sec.40Dealing with land registered as advanced offsets by local governments
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sec.40 Dealing with land registered as advanced offsets by local governments
This section applies if— before or after the commencement, a local government registers an area of land as an advanced offset in the register kept by the local government under section 90 of the Act ; and the land is an advanced offset for a matter other than a matter for which an environmental offset may be required under a local planning instrument. On or after the commencement, the owner of the land may apply to the local government in the approved form— for the area to no longer be identified as an advanced offset and to be removed from the register; or to amend a boundary of the area. Former parts 6 and 7 apply in relation to the application as if— for an application made under subsection (2)(a)—the application were made under former section 14(6); or for an application made under subsection (2)(b)—the application were made under former section 15(1). s 40 ins 2020 SL No. 9 s 9 (sec.40-ssec.1) This section applies if— before or after the commencement, a local government registers an area of land as an advanced offset in the register kept by the local government under section 90 of the Act ; and the land is an advanced offset for a matter other than a matter for which an environmental offset may be required under a local planning instrument. (sec.40-ssec.2) On or after the commencement, the owner of the land may apply to the local government in the approved form— for the area to no longer be identified as an advanced offset and to be removed from the register; or to amend a boundary of the area. (sec.40-ssec.3) Former parts 6 and 7 apply in relation to the application as if— for an application made under subsection (2)(a)—the application were made under former section 14(6); or for an application made under subsection (2)(b)—the application were made under former section 15(1).
- (a) before or after the commencement, a local government registers an area of land as an advanced offset in the register kept by the local government under section 90 of the Act ; and
- (b) the land is an advanced offset for a matter other than a matter for which an environmental offset may be required under a local planning instrument.
- (a) for the area to no longer be identified as an advanced offset and to be removed from the register; or
- (b) to amend a boundary of the area.
- (a) for an application made under subsection (2)(a)—the application were made under former section 14(6); or
- (b) for an application made under subsection (2)(b)—the application were made under former section 15(1).