sec.166When does decision stage start—application relating to development applications

### sec.166 When does decision stage start—application relating to development applications This section applies if, under section 115 , a development application is taken to also be an application for an environmental authority. The decision stage for the application for the environmental authority starts— if the administering authority or the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application under the Planning Act —the day the decision-making period for the development application starts; or if the administering authority or the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—the day the referral agency’s response period for the application starts. s 166 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 sub 2004 No. 48 s 41 ; 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 amd 2014 No. 40 s 88 ; 2016 No. 27 s 212 (sec.166-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 115 , a development application is taken to also be an application for an environmental authority. (sec.166-ssec.2) The decision stage for the application for the environmental authority starts— if the administering authority or the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application under the Planning Act —the day the decision-making period for the development application starts; or if the administering authority or the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—the day the referral agency’s response period for the application starts. - (a) if the administering authority or the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application under the Planning Act —the day the decision-making period for the development application starts; or - (b) if the administering authority or the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application—the day the referral agency’s response period for the application starts.