224Application for permit under Part 7 of Act

#### 224 Application for permit under Part 7 of Act 224 Application for permit under Part 7 of Act > > (1) An application for a permit under Part 7 of the Act is to be in a form approved by the Secretary and is to be accompanied by— > > > > > (a) the fee specified in Schedule 6, and > > > > > (b) an assessment fee. > > > (2) The assessment fee for an application for a permit is to be determined by the Secretary in accordance with this clause on the basis of the time required to complete an assessment of the application. > > > (3) The assessment fee for the following classes of assessment is the amount specified in Schedule 6— > > > > > (a) a minor assessment, > > > > > (b) a moderate assessment, > > > > > (c) a major assessment, > > > > > (d) a complex assessment. > > > (4) For the purposes of this clause— > > > > > (a) an assessment is a minor assessment if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the assessment will take up to 3 hours to complete, and > > > > > (b) an assessment is a moderate assessment if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the assessment will take more than 3 hours but less than 7 hours to complete, and > > > > > (c) an assessment is a major assessment if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the assessment will take 7 hours or more but less than 21 hours to complete, and > > > > > (d) an assessment is a complex assessment if, in the opinion of the Secretary, the assessment will take 21 hours or more to complete. > > > (5) In determining the time that an assessment will take to complete, the Secretary is to include any time that will be taken to conduct a site visit or to consult with stakeholders, if, in the opinion of the Secretary, a site visit or consultation is necessary for the assessment of the application. > > > (6) If, after making a determination as to the level of assessment required in respect of an application, the Secretary determines that any further assessment in respect of the application is required, an additional assessment fee may be charged. > > > (7) The additional assessment fee is the amount specified in Schedule 6 for each hour (or part of an hour) of work performed by an officer of the Department in respect of an application (being work not included in the initial determination as to the level of assessment required). > > > (8) In this clause, stakeholder means— > > > > > (a) a person likely to be affected by the activity proposed to be permitted, or > > > > > (b) a person or body having functions under the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), or any other law, with respect to consent to or approval of the activity proposed to be permitted.