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Local Government Act 1993
54OAgreements to be made on a voluntary basis
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54O Agreements to be made on a voluntary basis
54O Agreements to be made on a voluntary basis
(1) Entry into an environmental upgrade agreement is voluntary.
(2) A council must not require a person to enter into an environmental upgrade agreement, whether as a condition of a development consent or a requirement of an order under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 or by any other means.
(3) This section does not prevent a planning agreement under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 making provision for entry into an environmental upgrade agreement.
ss 54M–54O: Ins 2010 No 110, Sch 1 [1].