Planning Act 1999
52Limits on consent
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52 Limits on consent (1) The consent authority must not consent to a proposed development that is contrary to any interim development control order applicable to the development.
Planning Act 1999 72 (1A) The consent authority must not consent to a proposed development for the subdivision or consolidation of land in a Restricted Water Extraction Area unless the application complies with the restrictions of sections 14A and 14B of the Water Act 1992 and the (2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the consent authority must not consent to a proposed development except in accordance with any planning scheme applicable to the development. (3) The Minister may consent to a proposed development despite it being contrary to any strategic framework in the planning scheme applicable to the development. (4) The Minister may give the Development Consent Authority approval to consent to a proposed development despite it being contrary to any strategic framework in the planning scheme applicable to the (5) The Minister's approval may be obtained by written request setting out the Development Consent Authority's reasons for the request. (6) The Development Consent Authority is taken to have the Minister's approval if the Minister does not respond in writing to the request within 14 days after receiving the request.