46Payment of development contributions

46 Payment of development contributions

46 Payment of development contributions

(1) This section applies to development with an estimated development cost of $10 million or more, as specified in the development application.

(2) A registered certifier must not issue an occupation certificate for a building resulting from the development unless the certifier has—

(a) received a copy of a document from the relevant council required under section 37(3)(a), and

(b) confirmed with the relevant council that—

(i) the council issued the document referred to in paragraph (a), and

(ii) no contributions or levies have been required since the document was issued.

(3) If the development is on land within a special contributions area, the certifier must not issue an occupation certificate for a building resulting from the development unless the certifier has—

(a) received a copy of a document from the Planning Secretary required under section 37(3)(b), and

(b) confirmed with the Planning Secretary that—

(i) the Planning Secretary issued the document referred to in paragraph (a), and

(ii) no contributions have been required under former section 7.24 since the document was issued.

(4) This section does not limit the restrictions on the issue of occupation certificates referred to in the Act, section 6.10.

Maximum penalty (subsections (2) and (3))—

(a) for a corporation—300 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—150 penalty units.

s 46: Am 2023 (512), Sch 2[1]; 2023 (547), Sch 2[3][4].