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122Use of NSW planning portal—the Act, Sch 3, cl 3
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#### 122 Use of NSW planning portal—the Act, Sch 3, cl 3
122 Use of NSW planning portal—the Act, Sch 3, cl 3
> > (1) A relevant authority may use the NSW planning portal to give a document or information to an applicant, or to request a document or information from an applicant, even if this Regulation requires or permits the document or information to be given in another way.
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> > (2) For the purposes of this Regulation—
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> > > (a) the time at which a document or information is given by a relevant authority through the NSW planning portal is the time when the document or information is shown on the NSW planning portal to have been given by the relevant authority, and
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> > > (b) the time at which a document or information is received by an applicant or relevant authority is the time when the document or information becomes capable of being retrieved by the applicant or relevant authority through the NSW planning portal.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > approval body has the same meaning as in the Act, section 4.45.
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> > concurrence authority means a person whose concurrence under 1 or more of the following is required by the consent authority before determining a development application—
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> > > (a) the Act,
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> > > (b) an environmental planning instrument,
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> > > (c) the [Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-063), Part 7.
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> > document or information includes an application, notification, advice or request.
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> > relevant authority means a consent authority, concurrence authority, approval body, council, registered certifier or the Planning Secretary.