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#### 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—
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> > > (a) the erection of a building, or
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> > > (b) the carrying out of a work, or
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> > > (c) the demolition of a work or a building.
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> > (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.
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> > (3) The amount must be determined in accordance with the following formula—
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> > %20AND%20(No%3D0759)%20AND%20(Year%3D2021)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g2.gif)
> > where—
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> > P represents the amount to be set aside, expressed in dollars rounded down to the nearest dollar.
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> > E represents the estimated development cost, including GST, expressed in dollars rounded up to the nearest thousand dollars.
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> > (4) The consent authority must give the Planning Secretary—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) on or before the 28th day of each month—the total amount set aside under this section in relation to the applications.
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> > (5) The Planning Secretary must apply the amounts received under this section to planning reform services.
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> > (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.
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> > (7) A waiver may be unconditional or subject to conditions.
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> > (8) This section does not apply to a development application to which section 267 applies.
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> **s 266:** Am 2023 (512), Sch 1\[5\] \[6\].