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Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
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### 43 Minor amendment of permit
> [*\[Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC29@EN) [*\[Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2014, s. 33, Applied:01 Jan 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-01-01/act-2014-024#GS33@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC30@EN) [*\[Section 43 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2014, s. 33, Applied:01 Jan 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-01-01/act-2014-024#GS33@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 43 Subsection (2) amended by No. 84 of 1997, s. 14, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-084#GS14@EN) [*\[Section 43 Subsection (2) amended by No. 85 of 1997, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jan 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-01-01/act-1997-085#JS4@Ja5@GC30@EN) [*\[Section 43 Repealed by No. 47 of 2015, s. 10, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS10@EN)
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> > (1) An owner of land, or a person with the consent of an owner of land, may request a planning authority to amend a permit, to which a decision under [section 42B(1)](#GS42B@Gs1@EN) relates, that applies to the land.
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> > (2) The planning authority, on receiving a request under [subsection (1)](#GS43@Gs1@EN) in relation to a permit to which a decision under [section 42B(1)](#GS42B@Gs1@EN) relates, may amend or refuse to amend the permit.
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> > (3) The planning authority may only amend under [subsection (2)](#GS43@Gs2@EN) a permit to which a decision under [section 42B(1)](#GS42B@Gs1@EN) relates if it is satisfied that the amendment –
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> > > > (a) is not an amendment of a condition or restriction, specified in the permit, that is required, imposed or amended by the Commission or the Appeal Tribunal; and
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> > > > (b) does not change the effect of a condition or restriction, specified in the permit, that is required, imposed or amended by the Commission or the Appeal Tribunal; and
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> > > > (c) will not cause an increase in detriment to any person; and
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> > > > (d) does not change the use or development for which the permit was granted, other than a minor change to the description of the use or development.
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> > (4) An amendment of a condition or restriction specified in a permit is not to be taken to contravene [subsection (3)(b)](#GS43@Gs3@Hpb@EN) by reason only that other conditions or restrictions have been specified in the permit, or amended, by the Commission or the Appeal Tribunal.
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> > (5) A condition or restriction (***the fresh condition or restriction***) specified by the Commission or the Appeal Tribunal in a permit is not to be taken, for the purposes of this section, to be required or imposed by the Commission, or the Appeal Tribunal, if –
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> > > > (a) the fresh condition or restriction is to the same effect as a condition or restriction that was specified in the permit by the planning authority before the Commission or the Appeal Tribunal specified the fresh condition or restriction in the permit; and
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> > > > (b) the fresh condition or restriction is not referred to in the decision, in relation to the permit, of –
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> > > > > > (i) [*\[Section 43 Subsection (5) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 225, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS225@EN) the Appeal Tribunal made under [section 78](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024#GS78@EN) of the [Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024) ; or
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> > > > > > (ii) the Commission under [section 42B](#GS42B@EN) .
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> > (6) If the planning authority amends under [subsection (2)](#GS43@Gs2@EN) a permit, it must, by notice in writing served on the following persons, notify them of the amendment:
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> > > > (a) the applicant for the amendment;
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> > > > (b) if the applicant is not the owner of the land to which the permit relates – the owner of the land;
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> > > > (c) any person or body who or that made a representation under [section 41(1)](#GS41@Gs1@EN) in relation to the application for the permit under [section 40T(1)](#GS40T@Gs1@EN) ;
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> > > > (d) the owner or occupier of any property which adjoins the land to which the permit relates.
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> > (7) If the planning authority amends under [subsection (2)](#GS43@Gs2@EN) a permit that contains a condition or restriction that the Board of the Environment Protection Authority has required under section 25(5) of the [Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-044) , the planning authority must, by notice in writing served on the Board, notify it of the amendment.
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> > (8) [Section 56A](#GS56A@EN) applies to an amendment of a permit under [subsection (2)](#GS43@Gs2@EN) .
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> > (9) If the planning authority amends a permit in respect of which the Commission has modified, deleted or added conditions or restrictions under [section 42B(1)(b)](#GS42B@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , the planning authority must, by notice in writing served on the Commission, notify it of the amendments made to the permit.
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> > (10) If the planning authority amends under [subsection (2)](#GS43@Gs2@EN) a permit containing a condition or restriction which the Heritage Council has specified under section 39(6) of the [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) , the planning authority must, by notice in writing served on the Heritage Council, notify the Council of the amendment.