63Obstruction of sealed schemes

### 63 Obstruction of sealed schemes > > (1)  *\[Section 63 Subsection (1) omitted by No. 104 of 1995, s. 26 \]*.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (2)  *\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 104 of 1995, s. 26 \]*A person must not use land in a way, or undertake development or do any other act, that – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS28@Hpa@EN) is contrary to a State Policy or a planning scheme; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS28@Hpb@EN) impedes or obstructs the execution of any such scheme; or > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 43 of 2009, s. 12, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS12@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS28@Hpc@EN) constitutes a breach of a condition or restriction of a permit imposed by a planning authority pursuant to any such scheme or a determination of the Appeal Tribunal; or > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 43 of 2009, s. 12, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS12@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (2) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 13, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS13@Hpa@EN) constitutes a breach of [section 60S(1)](#GS60S@Gs1@EN) or of a condition or restriction imposed under [section 60ZZP](#GS60ZZP@EN) , as amended or corrected, if at all, under [section 60ZZW](#GS60ZZW@EN) , [60ZZY](#GS60ZZY@EN) or [60ZZZ](#GS60ZZZ@EN) , on a major project permit granted in relation to the land. > > > (3)  A person who contravenes [subsection (2)](#GS63@Gs2@EN) is guilty of an offence punishable, on summary conviction, in accordance with [subsection (4)](#GS63@Gs4@EN) . > > > (4)  A person convicted of an offence against [subsection (3)](#GS63@Gs3@EN) is liable to a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units, and a person who is so convicted in respect of a continuing contravention of [subsection (2)](#GS63@Gs2@EN) – > > > > > > (a) is liable, in addition to the penalty otherwise applicable to that offence, to a fine for each day during which the contravention continued of not more than 50 penalty units; and > > > > > > > (b) if the contravention continues after the person is convicted, is guilty of a further offence against [subsection (3)](#GS63@Gs3@EN) and is liable, in addition to the penalty otherwise applicable to that further offence, to a fine for each day during which the contravention continued after that conviction of not more than 50 penalty units. > > > (5)  *\[Section 63 Subsection (5) amended by No. 104 of 1995, s. 26 \]*[*\[Section 63 Subsection (5) amended by No. 43 of 2009, s. 12, Applied:01 Jan 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-01-01/act-2009-043#GS12@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5) amended by No. 26 of 2007, s. 24, Applied:01 Aug 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-08-01/act-2007-026#GS24@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5) substituted by No. 59 of 2013, s. 30, Applied:01 Feb 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-02-01/act-2013-059#GS30@EN) If a person is convicted of an offence against [subsection (3)](#GS63@Gs3@EN) , the court may order the person to pay to the planning authority the reasonable costs incurred by the authority in investigating the offence or prosecuting the offence, or both. > > > (5A)  [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5A) inserted by No. 59 of 2013, s. 30, Applied:01 Feb 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-02-01/act-2013-059#GS30@EN) If a person is convicted of an offence against [subsection (3)](#GS63@Gs3@EN) , the court mayorder that – > > > > > > (a) the person is required to carry out, within the period specified in the order, work specified in the order; and > > > > > > > (b) if the person does not carry out the work within that period and the relevant planning authority carries out the work under [subsection (5C)](#GS63@Gs5C@EN) , the person is liable to the planning authority for the reasonable costs incurred by the authority in carrying out the work. > > > (5B)  [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5B) amended by No. 21 of 2020, s. 13, Applied:28 Oct 2020\]*](/view/html/inforce/2020-10-28/act-2020-021#GS13@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5B) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS28@Hpd@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5B) inserted by No. 59 of 2013, s. 30, Applied:01 Feb 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-02-01/act-2013-059#GS30@EN) The work that may be specified in an order under [subsection (5A)](#GS63@Gs5A@EN) in relation to a person is work that will ensure that a use or development carried out by the person is in accordance with the relevant planning scheme, permit, major project permit or determination. > > > (5C)  [*\[Section 63 Subsection (5C) inserted by No. 59 of 2013, s. 30, Applied:01 Feb 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-02-01/act-2013-059#GS30@EN) If a court makes an order of a kind referred to in [subsection (5A)](#GS63@Gs5A@EN) in relation to a person and the person does not, within the period specified in the order, carry out the work specified in the order, the relevant planning authority may carry out the work. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 63 Subsection (6) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS28@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 63 Subsection (6) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 28, Applied:17 Dec 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-12-17/act-2015-047#GS28@Hpe@EN) *\[Section 63 Subsection (6) amended by No. 104 of 1995, s. 26 \]*The application of [subsection (2)](#GS63@Gs2@EN) extends in relation to a permit or a condition or restriction attaching to a permit under a planning scheme where the scheme was in force immediately before the commencement of this Act and notwithstanding that the permit or the condition or restriction, if any, was imposed before that commencement. > > > (7)  Nothing in [subsection (6)](#GS63@Gs6@EN) is to be construed as rendering unlawful any use or development that was completed pursuant to a permit in force before the commencement of this Act.