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#### 240 Council to keep a register of development applications and development consents
240 Council to keep a register of development applications and development consents
> > (1) This section applies to—
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> > > (a) a development application that is made to a council as the consent authority, and
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> > > (b) a development consent granted by the council as the consent authority, and
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> > > (c) other development applications and development consents that are provided to a council under this Regulation, when the council is not the consent authority.
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> > (2) A council must keep a register containing the following information about each development application—
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> > > (a) the registered number of the application,
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> > > (b) the day on which the application was made,
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> > > (c) the amount of the fees payable in relation to the application,
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> > > (d) the day on which the fees were paid,
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> > > (e) the day on which the application was determined.
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> > (3) The register must also contain the following information about each development consent—
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> > > (a) the name and address of the person to whom the development consent was granted,
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> > > (b) the address and folio identifier of the land to which the development consent relates,
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> > > (c) the day on which the development consent was granted,
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> > > (d) a brief description of the subject matter of the development consent, including a statement about whether the development is residential, commercial, industrial or another kind,
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> > > (e) the conditions of the development consent,
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> > > (f) the duration of the development consent,
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> > > (g) the day on which the development consent became effective,
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> > > (h) whether the development consent is revoked, modified or surrendered,
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> > > (i) the day on which notice of the grant of the development consent was published on the council’s website for the purposes of the Act, section 4.59,
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> > > (j) the date of issue of a related construction certificate or subdivision works certificate,
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> > > (k) the day on which building work or subdivision work commenced under the development consent,
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> > > (l) the name and registration number of the principal certifier for the building work or subdivision work to which the development consent relates,
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> > > (m) for a development consent that relates to residential building work—
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> > > > (i) the name of each licensee and owner-builder, and
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> > > > (ii) the name of the approved insurer, if relevant, of the licensee under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147), Part 6, and
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> > > > (iii) the number endorsed on each contractor licence or permit, if the number is notified to the council under this Regulation,
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> > > (m1) for a development consent granted in response to a council-related development application—
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> > > > (i) conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with the application because the council is the consent authority, and
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> > > > (ii) measures taken by the council to manage the conflicts of interest,
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> > > (n) for a development consent with a condition under the Act, section 4.17(10B)—the outcome of a review carried out by the consent authority under the condition,
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> > > (o) the date of issue of a related subdivision certificate or occupation certificate,
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> > > (p) the approvals taken, by the Act, section 4.12, to have been granted under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030),
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> > > (q) the approvals under any Act that were considered as part of the integrated development process.
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> > (4) The register must contain the following indexes of the development consents—
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> > > (a) an index prepared by reference to the address of the land to which each development consent relates,
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> > > (b) an index prepared by reference to the chronological order of the granting of each development consent.
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> > (5) The register must be—
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> > > (a) kept in electronic form, and
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> > > (b) published on the council’s website.
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> **s 240:** Am 2022 (579), Sch 1\[3\].