51Consent authority to notify Corporation of certain applications etc

#### 51 Consent authority to notify Corporation of certain applications etc 51 Consent authority to notify Corporation of certain applications etc > > (1) In this section, consent authority has the meaning given in the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) and includes a council to which an application for approval to erect a building under Part 1 of Chapter 7 of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) may be made. > > > (2) If a consent authority within the area of operations or a special area receives a development application or building application in relation to any matter that, in the opinion of the consent authority, may— > > > > > (a) significantly damage or interfere with the Corporation’s works, or > > > > > (b) significantly adversely affect the Corporation’s operations, or > > > > > (c) significantly adversely affect the quality of the water from which the Corporation draws its supply of water in a special area, > > > > the consent authority must, within 7 days of the receipt of the application, give the Corporation notice of the application. > > > (3) The consent authority must take into account any submissions made by the Corporation in relation to the development application or building application in determining whether to consent to the development application or building application or to attach conditions to any such consent. > > > (4) The consent authority may assume that the Corporation has no submissions to make in relation to a development application or building application of which notice has been given under this section if no such submissions are received by the consent authority within 21 days after the notice was given to the Corporation. > > > (5) If a consent authority has complied with this section in relation to a development application, the consent authority is not required to comply with this section in relation to a building application that deals with the same subject matter as the development application. > > **s 51:** Am 1993 No 32, Sch 2.