sec.106DDeclaring applications for State facilitated development

### sec.106D Declaring applications for State facilitated development The Minister may, within 10 business days after the day the representation period ends, declare that the relevant application is an application for State facilitated development. However, the Minister may make the declaration only if— the Minister considers that the carrying out of the development the subject of the application will assist in delivering development that— is for an urban purpose; and is an identified priority for the State; and the application complies with the criteria prescribed by regulation; and the Minister is satisfied it is appropriate for the chief executive to assess and decide all or part of the application instead of the decision-maker for the application. In considering the matter mentioned in subsection (2) (c) , the Minister may have regard to any matter the Minister considers relevant. In this section— urban purpose means a purpose for which land is used in cities and towns— including residential, industrial, sporting, recreational and commercial purposes; but not including rural residential, environmental, conservation, rural, natural or wilderness area purposes. s 106D ins 2024 No. 13 s 74 (sec.106D-ssec.1) The Minister may, within 10 business days after the day the representation period ends, declare that the relevant application is an application for State facilitated development. (sec.106D-ssec.2) However, the Minister may make the declaration only if— the Minister considers that the carrying out of the development the subject of the application will assist in delivering development that— is for an urban purpose; and is an identified priority for the State; and the application complies with the criteria prescribed by regulation; and the Minister is satisfied it is appropriate for the chief executive to assess and decide all or part of the application instead of the decision-maker for the application. (sec.106D-ssec.3) In considering the matter mentioned in subsection (2) (c) , the Minister may have regard to any matter the Minister considers relevant. (sec.106D-ssec.4) In this section— urban purpose means a purpose for which land is used in cities and towns— including residential, industrial, sporting, recreational and commercial purposes; but not including rural residential, environmental, conservation, rural, natural or wilderness area purposes. - (a) the Minister considers that the carrying out of the development the subject of the application will assist in delivering development that— (i) is for an urban purpose; and (ii) is an identified priority for the State; and - (i) is for an urban purpose; and - (ii) is an identified priority for the State; and - (b) the application complies with the criteria prescribed by regulation; and - (c) the Minister is satisfied it is appropriate for the chief executive to assess and decide all or part of the application instead of the decision-maker for the application. - (i) is for an urban purpose; and - (ii) is an identified priority for the State; and - (a) including residential, industrial, sporting, recreational and commercial purposes; but - (b) not including rural residential, environmental, conservation, rural, natural or wilderness area purposes.