6Application of Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993

6 Application of Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993

(1)  A valid application is a plan of subdivision approved under Division 2 of Part 3 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 .

(2)  The provisions of Division 3 of Part 3 of the Local Government (Building and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993 apply to a valid application –

(a) if a council gives approval under section 5 for a proposal plan to proceed in stages, until 17 January 1998; or

(b) in any other case, until 17 January 1996.

(3)  A person who has been granted approval for a proposal plan to proceed in stages may apply to the Minister to extend the period referred to in subsection (2) (a) .

(4)  The Minister may extend the period referred to in subsection (2) if satisfied that –

(a) the stages of the proposal plan beyond the first stage are proceeding at a reasonable rate; and

(b) it is not practicable for those stages to be completed on or before 17 January 1998.