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#### 91 Time for determining development applications
91 Time for determining development applications
> > (1) A consent authority is taken to have refused development consent if it has not determined the development application within the assessment period calculated in accordance with this Division.
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> > (2) The assessment period is 60 days for a development application—
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> > > (a) for designated development, or
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> > > (b) for integrated development, other than integrated development that is Class 1 aquaculture development, or
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> > > (c) for development requiring concurrence, or
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> > > (d) that is accompanied by a biodiversity development assessment report under the [Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-063) that proposes to reduce the number of biodiversity credits required to be retired.
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> > (3) The assessment period is 90 days for a development application for State significant development.
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> > (4) The assessment period is 40 days for all other development applications, other than a Crown development application referred to in section 95.