60ZZTWhen permit lapses

### 60ZZT When permit lapses > [*\[Section 60ZZT Inserted by No. 21 of 2020, s. 12, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS12@EN) > > > (1)  A major project permit lapses – > > > > > > (a) after a period of 5 years from the day on which the major project permit was granted; or > > > > > > > (b) where the Commission has granted an extension under [subsection (2)](#GS60ZZT@Gs2@EN)  – after a further period of 2 years – > > > > if the principal use or development in respect of which the major project permit was granted is not substantially commenced. > > > (2)  If the principal use or development in respect of which a major project permit was granted is not, or is unlikely to be, substantially commenced before the permit would otherwise lapse under [subsection (1)(a)](#GS60ZZT@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , the Commission may grant (once only) a 3-year extension of the period during which that use or development must be substantially commenced.