sec.356Extension of validation under s 343 to referral agencies

### sec.356 Extension of validation under s 343 to referral agencies Section 343 applies, and is taken to have always applied, to a development approval mentioned in the section as if— a reference in the section to the assessment manager included a reference to a referral agency; and the reference in section 343(1)(a) to section 45(3) or (5) included a reference to section 55(2); and the reference in section 343(1)(d) to former section 45(7) included a reference to former section 55(4). In this section— former section 55(4) means section 55(4) as in force immediately before it was amended by the Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 . section 55(2) means section 55(2) as in force on the commencement of section 343. s 356 ins 2024 No. 13 s 37 (sec.356-ssec.1) Section 343 applies, and is taken to have always applied, to a development approval mentioned in the section as if— a reference in the section to the assessment manager included a reference to a referral agency; and the reference in section 343(1)(a) to section 45(3) or (5) included a reference to section 55(2); and the reference in section 343(1)(d) to former section 45(7) included a reference to former section 55(4). (sec.356-ssec.2) In this section— former section 55(4) means section 55(4) as in force immediately before it was amended by the Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 . section 55(2) means section 55(2) as in force on the commencement of section 343. - (a) a reference in the section to the assessment manager included a reference to a referral agency; and - (b) the reference in section 343(1)(a) to section 45(3) or (5) included a reference to section 55(2); and - (c) the reference in section 343(1)(d) to former section 45(7) included a reference to former section 55(4).