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Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
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### 60SA Certificate of development completion
> [*\[Section 60SA Inserted by No. 33 of 2022, s. 11, Applied:17 May 2023\]*](/view/html/inforce/2023-05-17/act-2022-033#GS11@EN)
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> > (1) A proponent of a major project in relation to which a major project permit has been granted may apply to the Commission for the issue of a certificate of development completion in relation to –
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> > > > (a) all of the area of land to which the major project permit relates; or
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> > > > (b) a part, of the area of land to which the major project permit relates, that is specified in the application.
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> > (2) If an application is made under [subsection (1)](#GS60SA@Gs1@EN) , by a proponent of a major project, in relation to an area of land or a part of an area of land, the Commission must, within 21 days –
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> > > > (a) issue under [subsection (4)](#GS60SA@Gs4@EN) a certificate of development completion in relation to the area of land, or the part of the area of land, respectively; or
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> > > > (b) refuse to issue a certificate of development completion in relation to the area of land, or the part of the area of land, respectively, and give notice, in writing, to the proponent, specifying –
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> > > > > > (i) that the Commission has refused to issue the certificate of development completion; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the reasons why the Commission has refused to issue the certificate of development completion.
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> > (3) If an application is made under [subsection (1)](#GS60SA@Gs1@EN) , by a proponent of a major project, in relation to an area of land or a part of an area of land –
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> > > > (a) the Commission may request the proponent, by notice in writing, to provide to the Commission further information in relation to the application; and
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> > > > (b) if the Commission requests the proponent, by notice in writing, to provide further information in relation to the application, the period specified in [subsection (2)](#GS60SA@Gs2@EN) does not run between –
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> > > > > > (i) the day on which the notice is given; and
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> > > > > > (ii) the day on which the information requested is provided to the Commission.
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> > (4) If the Commission is satisfied that –
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> > > > (a) all development, to which a major project permit in relation to land relates, has been completed on all, or part, of the area of land to which the permit relates; or
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> > > > (b) no further such development is intended to occur, under a major project permit, on all or part of the area of land –
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> > the Commission may issue a certificate of development completion in relation to all of the land, or the part of the land, respectively.
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> > (5) The Commission may issue under [subsection (4)](#GS60SA@Gs4@EN) a certificate of development completion on its own motion or on an application made under [subsection (1)](#GS60SA@Gs1@EN) .
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> > (6) The Commission must give a copy of a certificate of development completion, issued in relation to all, or part, of the area of land to which a major project permit relates, to –
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> > > > (a) the proponent of the major project in relation to the area of land; and
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> > > > (b) each landowner of a part of the area of land to which the certificate relates; and
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> > > > (c) the planning authority in relation to the area of land.