266Planning reform contributions from development application fees

266 Planning reform contributions from development application fees

266 Planning reform contributions from development application fees

(1) This section applies to a development application for development with an estimated development cost, including GST, of more than $50,000 that involves—

(a) the erection of a building, or

(b) the carrying out of a work, or

(c) the demolition of a work or a building.

(2) A consent authority to whom a development application is made must set aside an amount from the fee paid for the development application for payment to the Planning Secretary for planning reform services.

(3) The amount must be determined in accordance with the following formula—

where—

P represents the amount to be set aside, expressed in dollars rounded down to the nearest dollar.

E represents the estimated development cost, including GST, expressed in dollars rounded up to the nearest thousand dollars.

(4) The consent authority must give the Planning Secretary—

(a) on or before the 14th day of each month—a report in the approved form, in relation to the applications lodged with the consent authority during the previous month, and

(b) on or before the 28th day of each month—the total amount set aside under this section in relation to the applications.

(5) The Planning Secretary must apply the amounts received under this section to planning reform services.

(6) The Planning Secretary may, at any time, waive the requirement for all or part of an amount to be set aside by a consent authority and paid to the Planning Secretary under this section.

(7) A waiver may be unconditional or subject to conditions.

(8) This section does not apply to a development application to which section 267 applies.

s 266: Am 2023 (512), Sch 1[5] [6].