sec.169When decision must be made—particular applications

### sec.169 When decision must be made—particular applications This section applies if, under section 115 , a development application is taken to also be an application for an environmental authority. If the administering authority or the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application under the Planning Act , the administering authority must make a decision under subdivision 2 within the decision-making period for the development application, including any extension of the period. If the administering authority or the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application, the administering authority must make a decision under subdivision 2 within the referral agency’s response period for the development application, including any extension of the period. s 169 ins 2000 No. 64 s 6 sub 2004 No. 48 s 41 ; 2012 No. 16 ss 7 – 8 amd 2014 No. 40 s 89 ; 2016 No. 27 s 213 (sec.169-ssec.1) This section applies if, under section 115 , a development application is taken to also be an application for an environmental authority. (sec.169-ssec.2) If the administering authority or the planning chief executive is the assessment manager for the development application under the Planning Act , the administering authority must make a decision under subdivision 2 within the decision-making period for the development application, including any extension of the period. (sec.169-ssec.3) If the administering authority or the planning chief executive is a referral agency for the development application, the administering authority must make a decision under subdivision 2 within the referral agency’s response period for the development application, including any extension of the period.