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### sec.105 Deciding called in application
If the Minister gives a call in notice to the decision-maker, other than for a cancellation application, the Minister may—
assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, all or part of the application; or
if the call in notice is given before the decision-maker decides the application—
direct the decision-maker to assess all or part of the application; and
decide the application, or part of the application, based on the decision-maker’s assessment.
If the Minister gives a call in notice to the decision-maker for a cancellation application, and the application complies with section 84 (1) , the Minister must cancel the development approval.
The decision-maker must give all reasonable help that the Minister requires to assess or decide the application.
giving all material about the application that the original assessment manager had before the call in or receives after the call in
giving any other material relevant to assessing the application
The following provisions do not apply to the application—
for a development application— sections 45 (3) to (8) , 60 to 62 , to the extent those sections impose obligations on the assessment manager, and sections 64 and 275ZI ;
for change representations— section 76 (1) ;
for a change application for a minor change— sections 81 and 81A ;
for a change application for a change that is not a minor change— section 82 ;
for an extension application— section 87 (1) to (4) .
For an application that is not a cancellation application, the Minister may consider anything the Minister considers relevant.
The Minister need not consider any referral agency’s response.
The period under this chapter or the development assessment rules between the day the last procedural event for the application ends, and the day before the application must be decided, is replaced by—
30 business days; or
if, before the 30 business days end, the Minister gives a notice extending the period to the entities in section 103 (1) —50 business days.
The requirements for the content of notices under sections 63 , 83 (3) and (4) and 87 (5) apply only to the extent the Minister considers relevant.
The notice that the Minister gives about the Minister’s decision must state—
the matters the Minister considered in making the decision; and
if the Minister decided only part of the application—
that the decision-maker must assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, the other part; and
the point in the process for assessing the application, and the day from which the assessment must restart, for the other part.
The Minister must give the notice to each person who was required to be given the call in notice.
If the notice is about change representations, the notice does not replace the decision notice for the development application or change application.
However, any development conditions decided by the Minister are part of the development approval and apply instead of any other development conditions, to the extent of any inconsistency.
In this section—
procedural event means any action that must be completed, for the application under the process for administering the application, after the application is called in but before a decision about the application must be made, including—
responding to a request for further information made under the process; and
giving a referral agency response; and
giving a response notice under section 80 ; and
making properly made submissions.
s 105 amd 2017 No. 12 s 47 ; 2019 No. 11 s 231 s ch 1 pt 1 ; 2024 No. 13 ss 73 , 96E
(sec.105-ssec.1) If the Minister gives a call in notice to the decision-maker, other than for a cancellation application, the Minister may— assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, all or part of the application; or if the call in notice is given before the decision-maker decides the application— direct the decision-maker to assess all or part of the application; and decide the application, or part of the application, based on the decision-maker’s assessment.
(sec.105-ssec.2) If the Minister gives a call in notice to the decision-maker for a cancellation application, and the application complies with section 84 (1) , the Minister must cancel the development approval.
(sec.105-ssec.3) The decision-maker must give all reasonable help that the Minister requires to assess or decide the application. giving all material about the application that the original assessment manager had before the call in or receives after the call in giving any other material relevant to assessing the application
(sec.105-ssec.4) The following provisions do not apply to the application— for a development application— sections 45 (3) to (8) , 60 to 62 , to the extent those sections impose obligations on the assessment manager, and sections 64 and 275ZI ; for change representations— section 76 (1) ; for a change application for a minor change— sections 81 and 81A ; for a change application for a change that is not a minor change— section 82 ; for an extension application— section 87 (1) to (4) .
(sec.105-ssec.5) For an application that is not a cancellation application, the Minister may consider anything the Minister considers relevant.
(sec.105-ssec.6) The Minister need not consider any referral agency’s response.
(sec.105-ssec.7) The period under this chapter or the development assessment rules between the day the last procedural event for the application ends, and the day before the application must be decided, is replaced by— 30 business days; or if, before the 30 business days end, the Minister gives a notice extending the period to the entities in section 103 (1) —50 business days.
(sec.105-ssec.8) The requirements for the content of notices under sections 63 , 83 (3) and (4) and 87 (5) apply only to the extent the Minister considers relevant.
(sec.105-ssec.9) The notice that the Minister gives about the Minister’s decision must state— the matters the Minister considered in making the decision; and if the Minister decided only part of the application— that the decision-maker must assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, the other part; and the point in the process for assessing the application, and the day from which the assessment must restart, for the other part.
(sec.105-ssec.10) The Minister must give the notice to each person who was required to be given the call in notice.
(sec.105-ssec.11) If the notice is about change representations, the notice does not replace the decision notice for the development application or change application.
(sec.105-ssec.12) However, any development conditions decided by the Minister are part of the development approval and apply instead of any other development conditions, to the extent of any inconsistency.
(sec.105-ssec.13) In this section— procedural event means any action that must be completed, for the application under the process for administering the application, after the application is called in but before a decision about the application must be made, including— responding to a request for further information made under the process; and giving a referral agency response; and giving a response notice under section 80 ; and making properly made submissions.
- (a) assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, all or part of the application; or
- (b) if the call in notice is given before the decision-maker decides the application— (i) direct the decision-maker to assess all or part of the application; and (ii) decide the application, or part of the application, based on the decision-maker’s assessment.
- (i) direct the decision-maker to assess all or part of the application; and
- (ii) decide the application, or part of the application, based on the decision-maker’s assessment.
- (i) direct the decision-maker to assess all or part of the application; and
- (ii) decide the application, or part of the application, based on the decision-maker’s assessment.
- • giving all material about the application that the original assessment manager had before the call in or receives after the call in
- • giving any other material relevant to assessing the application
- (a) for a development application— sections 45 (3) to (8) , 60 to 62 , to the extent those sections impose obligations on the assessment manager, and sections 64 and 275ZI ;
- (b) for change representations— section 76 (1) ;
- (c) for a change application for a minor change— sections 81 and 81A ;
- (d) for a change application for a change that is not a minor change— section 82 ;
- (e) for an extension application— section 87 (1) to (4) .
- (a) 30 business days; or
- (b) if, before the 30 business days end, the Minister gives a notice extending the period to the entities in section 103 (1) —50 business days.
- (a) the matters the Minister considered in making the decision; and
- (b) if the Minister decided only part of the application— (i) that the decision-maker must assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, the other part; and (ii) the point in the process for assessing the application, and the day from which the assessment must restart, for the other part.
- (i) that the decision-maker must assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, the other part; and
- (ii) the point in the process for assessing the application, and the day from which the assessment must restart, for the other part.
- (i) that the decision-maker must assess and decide, or reassess and re-decide, the other part; and
- (ii) the point in the process for assessing the application, and the day from which the assessment must restart, for the other part.
- (a) responding to a request for further information made under the process; and
- (b) giving a referral agency response; and
- (c) giving a response notice under section 80 ; and
- (d) making properly made submissions.