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] [Section 60P Subsection (1) amended by No. 51 of 2012, Sched. 2, Applied:01 Jul 2013] [Section 60P Substituted by No. 21 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Oct 2020]

(1)  The Minister may only declare a project to be a major project under section 60O if –

(a) the Minister considers the project to be eligible under section 60M 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 .

(2)  The Minister may only declare a project to be a major project under section 60O  –

(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  – 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 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.