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sec.44Categories of development
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### sec.44 Categories of development
There are 3 categories of development, namely prohibited, assessable or accepted development.
Prohibited development is development for which a development application may not be made.
Assessable development is development for which a development approval is required.
Accepted development is development for which a development approval is not required.
A categorising instrument may categorise development.
However—
if no categorising instrument categorises particular development—the development is accepted development; and
development in relation to infrastructure under a designation is—
to the extent the development is building work under the Building Act —the category of development stated for the building work under a regulation; or
otherwise—accepted development.
(sec.44-ssec.1) There are 3 categories of development, namely prohibited, assessable or accepted development.
(sec.44-ssec.2) Prohibited development is development for which a development application may not be made.
(sec.44-ssec.3) Assessable development is development for which a development approval is required.
(sec.44-ssec.4) Accepted development is development for which a development approval is not required.
(sec.44-ssec.5) A categorising instrument may categorise development.
(sec.44-ssec.6) However— if no categorising instrument categorises particular development—the development is accepted development; and development in relation to infrastructure under a designation is— to the extent the development is building work under the Building Act —the category of development stated for the building work under a regulation; or otherwise—accepted development.
- (a) if no categorising instrument categorises particular development—the development is accepted development; and
- (b) development in relation to infrastructure under a designation is— (i) to the extent the development is building work under the Building Act —the category of development stated for the building work under a regulation; or (ii) otherwise—accepted development.
- (i) to the extent the development is building work under the Building Act —the category of development stated for the building work under a regulation; or
- (ii) otherwise—accepted development.
- (i) to the extent the development is building work under the Building Act —the category of development stated for the building work under a regulation; or
- (ii) otherwise—accepted development.