66ACouncil-related development applications—the Act, s 4.16(11)

66A Council-related development applications—the Act, s 4.16(11)

66A Council-related development applications—the Act, s 4.16(11)

(1) A council-related development application must not be determined by the consent authority unless—

(a) the council has adopted a conflict of interest policy, and

(b) the council considers the policy in determining the application.

(2) In this section—

conflict of interest policy means a policy that—

(a) specifies how a council will manage conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with council-related development applications because the council is the consent authority, and

(b) complies with the Council-related Development Application Conflict of Interest Guidelines published by the Department and available on the NSW planning portal, as in force from time to time.

s 66A: Ins 2022 (579), Sch 1[2]. Am 2023 (95), sec 4(1) (2).