31Development affecting places or sites of known or potential Aboriginal heritage significance

31 Development affecting places or sites of known or potential Aboriginal heritage significance

31 Development affecting places or sites of known or potential Aboriginal heritage significance

Before granting consent for development that is likely to have an impact on a place of Aboriginal heritage significance or a potential place of Aboriginal heritage significance, or that will be carried out on an archaeological site of a relic that has Aboriginal heritage significance, the consent authority must—

(a) consider a heritage impact statement explaining how the proposed development would affect the conservation of the place or site and any relic known or reasonably likely to be located at the place or site, and

(b) except where the proposed development is integrated development, notify the local Aboriginal communities (in such way as it thinks appropriate) of the development application and take into consideration any comments received in response within 21 days after the relevant notice is sent.

cl 31: Subst 14.2.2003. Am 2008 (571), Sch 3.91 [6] [7].