60PCircumstances in which declaration of major project may be made

### 60P Circumstances in which declaration of major project may be made > [*\[Section 60P of Part 4 Inserted by No. 43 of 2009, s. 11, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS11@EN) [*\[Section 60P Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 2012, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-07-01/act-2012-051#JS2@Ja3@GC2@EN) [*\[Section 60P Substituted by No. 21 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  The Minister may only declare a project to be a major project under [section 60O](#GS60O@EN) if – > > > > > > (a) the Minister considers the project to be eligible under [section 60M](#GS60M@EN) to be declared such a project; and > > > > > > > (b) the Minister has considered the advice, if any, provided in relation to the project under [section 60I](#GS60I@EN) . > > > (2)  The Minister may only declare a project to be a major project under [section 60O](#GS60O@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) if all or part of the land on which the project is to be situated is Crown land, within the meaning of the [Crown Lands Act 1976](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1976-028)  – with the consent of the Minister to whom the administration of that Act is assigned; or > > > > > > > (b) if all or part of the land on which the project is to be situated is land owned by a council – with the consent of the council; or > > > > > > > (c) if all or part of the land on which the project is to be situated is in Wellington Park – with the consent of the Wellington Park Management Trust. > > > (3)  The Minister may only declare a project to be a major project under [section 60O](#GS60O@EN) if – > > > > > > (a) where all or part of the land on which the project is to be situated is land of which the proponent is not the owner – the owner, or owners, of the land; and > > > > > > > (b) where all or part of the land on which the project is to be situated is land that is not owned by a council but is occupied or administered by a council – the council – > > > > have been given notice in writing of the proposal for a declaration in relation to the major project.