50CWhen significant development report may be requested

50C When significant development report may be requested (a) a consent authority considers that the proposed development described in a development application is a significant development proposal; and (b) the Commission has not given the Minister a significant development report in relation to the proposal. (2) If the consent authority is the Minister, he or she may request the Commission to give the Minister a significant development report in relation to the proposed development. (3) If the consent authority is the Development Consent Authority, it must give the development application to the Minister who must take action under subsection (4) or subsections (5) to (7). (4) If the Minister considers that the proposed development is not a significant development, the Minister must return the development application to the Development Consent Authority and direct the Authority to determine the application.

Planning Act 1999 69 (5) If the Minister considers that the proposed development is a significant development proposal, the Minister may: (a) direct the Development Consent Authority under section 85(3) that the Minister is the consent authority in relation to the development application; or (b) request the Commission to give the Minister a significant development report relating to the significant development (6) If the Minister takes action under subsection (5)(a), the Minister may, before determining the development application, request the Commission to give the Minister a significant development report in relation to the significant development proposal. (7) If the Minister takes action under subsection (5)(b), the Minister may, after considering the significant development report: (a) direct the Development Consent Authority under section 85(3) that the Minister is the consent authority in relation to the development application; or (b) give the report to the Development Consent Authority, together with the development application, and direct the Authority to determine the application.