Exhibited Animals Act 2015
sec.58General criteria for decision
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sec.58 General criteria for decision
The chief executive may grant the application, with or without conditions, only if— for an applicant who is an individual, the applicant is an adult; and the chief executive— is satisfied the applicant is a suitable person to hold the exhibited animal authority applied for; and approves a management plan for exhibiting and dealing with each particular animal or the animals of each species that are to be authorised under the authority (the proposed authorised animals ); and for an application in relation to an activity that is categorised as assessable development under the Planning Act 2016 —a development approval has been given under that Act for the development; and for an application in relation to an activity that is PDA-related development and is PDA assessable development under the Economic Development Act 2012 —a PDA development approval has been given under that Act for the development. For subsection (1) (b) (ii) , the chief executive may approve a management plan only if satisfied the proposed authorised animals will be exhibited and dealt with under the management plan in a way that prevents or minimises the relevant risks and relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting or dealing with the animals. In this section— PDA-related development means— development in a priority development area under the Economic Development Act 2012 ; or PDA-associated development for a priority development area under the Economic Development Act 2012 . s 58 amd 2016 No. 27 s 230 ; 2019 No. 11 s 113 (sec.58-ssec.1) The chief executive may grant the application, with or without conditions, only if— for an applicant who is an individual, the applicant is an adult; and the chief executive— is satisfied the applicant is a suitable person to hold the exhibited animal authority applied for; and approves a management plan for exhibiting and dealing with each particular animal or the animals of each species that are to be authorised under the authority (the proposed authorised animals ); and for an application in relation to an activity that is categorised as assessable development under the Planning Act 2016 —a development approval has been given under that Act for the development; and for an application in relation to an activity that is PDA-related development and is PDA assessable development under the Economic Development Act 2012 —a PDA development approval has been given under that Act for the development. (sec.58-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) (ii) , the chief executive may approve a management plan only if satisfied the proposed authorised animals will be exhibited and dealt with under the management plan in a way that prevents or minimises the relevant risks and relevant adverse effects associated with exhibiting or dealing with the animals. (sec.58-ssec.3) In this section— PDA-related development means— development in a priority development area under the Economic Development Act 2012 ; or PDA-associated development for a priority development area under the Economic Development Act 2012 .