81Subdivision

81 Subdivision

(1)  An owner of land must not subdivide the land except in accordance with –

(a) a previously approved plan; or

(b) a plan of subdivision which has been approved by the granting of a permit under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(2)  [Section 81 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 24 of 2014, s. 51, Applied:01 Jan 2015] A planning scheme may provide that an application for approval of a subdivision plan is to be made as if it were an application for a discretionary permit or a permitted development permit.

(3)  In proceedings for an offence against this section, instead of imposing a fine, a court may order –

(a) the forfeiture of the value of the estate disposed of, in the case of giving, selling or letting the estate; or

(b) the forfeiture of the cost of building done up to the date of the trial, in the case of building.