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#### 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—
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> > > (a) the council has adopted a conflict of interest policy, and
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> > > (b) the council considers the policy in determining the application.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > conflict of interest policy means a policy that—
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> > > (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
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> > > (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.
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> **s 66A:** Ins 2022 (579), Sch 1\[2\]. Am 2023 (95), sec 4(1) (2).