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Planning Act 2016
sec.163Carrying out assessable development without permit
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### sec.163 Carrying out assessable development without permit
A person must not carry out assessable development, unless all necessary development permits are in effect for the development.
Maximum penalty—
if the assessable development is on a Queensland heritage place or local heritage place—17,000 penalty units; or
otherwise—4,500 penalty units.
However, subsection (1) does not apply to development carried out—
under section 29 (10) (a) ; or
in accordance with an exemption certificate under section 46 ; or
under section 88 (3) .
(sec.163-ssec.1) A person must not carry out assessable development, unless all necessary development permits are in effect for the development. Maximum penalty— if the assessable development is on a Queensland heritage place or local heritage place—17,000 penalty units; or otherwise—4,500 penalty units.
(sec.163-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to development carried out— under section 29 (10) (a) ; or in accordance with an exemption certificate under section 46 ; or under section 88 (3) .
- (a) if the assessable development is on a Queensland heritage place or local heritage place—17,000 penalty units; or
- (b) otherwise—4,500 penalty units.
- (a) under section 29 (10) (a) ; or
- (b) in accordance with an exemption certificate under section 46 ; or
- (c) under section 88 (3) .