59Failure to determine an application for a permit

### 59 Failure to determine an application for a permit > > (1)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpa@EN) The failure of a planning authority to determine an application for a permit to which [section 57](#GS57@EN) or [58](#GS58@EN) applies before the expiration of the period, or, where applicable, the further period, referred to in [section 57(6)(b)(i)](#GS57@Gs6@Hpb@Hqi@EN) or [(ii)](#GS57@Gs6@Hpb@Hqii@EN) or [58](#GS58@EN) [(2)](#GS58@Gs2@EN) is deemed to constitute a decision to grant a permit on conditions to be determined by the Appeal Tribunal. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (2) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 59 Subsection (2) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpb@EN) Where the failure of a planning authority to determine an application for a permit to which [section 57](#GS57@EN) or [58](#GS58@EN) applies is deemed to constitute a decision to grant a permit on conditions to be determined by the Appeal Tribunal, the planning authority must, within 7 days of the expiration of the period, or, where applicable, the further period, referred to in [section 57(6)(b)(i)](#GS57@Gs6@Hpb@Hqi@EN) or [(ii)](#GS57@Gs6@Hpb@Hqii@EN) or [58](#GS58@EN) [(2)](#GS58@Gs2@EN) , serve notice– > > > > > > (a) on the applicant; and > > > > > > > (ab) [*\[Section 59 Subsection (2) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpd@EN) if the Heritage Council has notified the planning authority under [section 36(3)(b) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117#GS36@Gs3@Hpb@EN) [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) that it wishes to be involved in the determination of the application, on the Heritage Council; and > > > > > > > (b) on any person who made representations under [section 57](#GS57@EN) [(5)](#GS57@Gs5@EN) – > > > > that the permit has been deemed to have been granted on conditions to be determined by the Appeal Tribunal. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (3) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpe@EN) *\[Section 59 Subsection (3) amended by No. 104 of 1995, s. 22 \]*If a planning authority fails to determine an application before the expiration of the relevant period referred to in [section 57(6)(b)(i)](#GS57@Gs6@Hpb@Hqi@EN) or [(ii)](#GS57@Gs6@Hpb@Hqii@EN) or [58](#GS58@EN) [(2)](#GS58@Gs2@EN) , the applicant may apply to the Appeal Tribunal for an order determining the conditions on which the permit is granted. > > > (3A)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (3A) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 59 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpa@EN) The Appeal Tribunal must notify the planning authority and, if the Heritage Council by reason of [section 45(5) of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117#GS45@Gs5@EN) [Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1995-117) is joined as a respondent to the application, the Heritage Council of an application for an order under [subsection (3)](#GS59@Gs3@EN) . > > > (3B)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpa@EN) The planning authority must, within 7 days of receiving notification from the Appeal Tribunal of an application under [subsection (3)](#GS59@Gs3@EN) , advise any person who made representations, under [section 57(5)](#GS57@Gs5@EN) , of that application unless the person has previously been notified under [subsection (2)](#GS59@Gs2@EN) . > > > (4)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (4) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 227, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS227@Hpa@EN) After hearing an application under [subsection (3)](#GS59@Gs3@EN) , the Appeal Tribunal may, in addition to its powers under the [Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2020-024)  – > > > > > > (a) grant the permit unconditionally; or > > > > > > > (b) grant the permit and direct that the permit must contain specified conditions; or > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 59 Subsection (4) amended by No. 51 of 2013, s. 7, Applied:01 Mar 2014\]*](/view/html/inforce/2014-03-01/act-2013-051#GS7@Hpg@EN) in the case of an application for a permit to which [section 57](#GS57@EN) applies or is taken to apply, direct that a permit must not be granted. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5) amended by No. 43 of 2009, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS9@Hpa@EN) Subject to [subsection (5AA)](#GS59@Gs5AA@EN) , after hearing an application under [subsection (3)](#GS59@Gs3@EN) , the Appeal Tribunal must direct the planning authority to pay– > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 227, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS227@Hpb@EN) to the Appeal Tribunal an amount determined by the Appeal Tribunal as being the costs in relation to the application; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 227, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS227@Hpc@EN) to each other party to the appeal an amount determined by the Appeal Tribunal as being the costs of that party in relation to the application. > > > (5AA)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5AA) inserted by No. 43 of 2009, s. 9, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS9@Hpb@EN) The Appeal Tribunal must not make an order under [subsection (5)](#GS59@Gs5@EN) directing a planning authority to pay costs for a failure to determine an application within a period, or a further period, referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS59@Gs1@EN) , if the failure only arose because a purported decision of the authority within that period was of no effect in law. > > > (5A)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5A) inserted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpb@EN) If the Appeal Tribunal makes an order for costs under [subsection (5)](#GS59@Gs5@EN) , it – > > > > > > (a) is to specify the time within which those costs are to be paid; and > > > > > > > (b) may, by a further order, extend that time if it considers it reasonable in the circumstances. > > > (5B)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5B) inserted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpb@EN) If the Appeal Tribunal makes an order for costs before the end of any proceedings, it may require that the order be complied with before it continues with the proceedings. > > > (5C)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5C) inserted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpb@EN) An order for costs under this section may be registered in a court having jurisdiction for the recovery of debts of the amount ordered to be paid by or under the order. > > > (5D)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (5D) inserted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpb@EN) Proceedings for the enforcement of an order for costs under this section may be taken as if the order were a judgment of the court in which the order is registered. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (6) omitted by No. 18 of 2021, s. 227, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS227@Hpd@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (7)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Division, a planning authority may make a decision on an application for a permit to which [section 57](#GS57@EN) or [58](#GS58@EN) applies at any time before the lodging of an application under [subsection (3)](#GS59@Gs3@EN) . > > > (8)  Where a planning authority makes a decision under [subsection (7)](#GS59@Gs7@EN) it must, within 7 days of making the decision, serve notice of its decision on the applicant and, where representations have been made in relation to the application under [section 57](#GS57@EN) [(5)](#GS57@Gs5@EN) , on all persons who made representations. > > > (9)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (9) omitted by No. 49 of 2001, s. 31, Applied:16 Jul 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-07-16/act-2001-049#GS31@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (10)  [*\[Section 59 Subsection (10) omitted by No. 26 of 2007, s. 21, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS21@Hpc@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .