sec.56Referral agency’s response

### sec.56 Referral agency’s response After assessing the development application, the referral agency must decide— to tell the assessment manager that the agency has no requirements for the application; or to direct the assessment manager to do any or all of the following— to give any development approval subject to stated development conditions; to give any development approval for only a stated part of the application; to give any development approval only as a preliminary approval; to impose a stated currency period for a development approval given; or to direct the assessment manager to refuse the application for stated reasons. For a development application for development requiring social impact assessment, see also section 106ZI . However, to the extent the application is a variation request, the referral agency must, instead of a decision under subsection (1) , decide— to tell the assessment manager that the agency has no requirements for the variation request; or to direct the assessment manager to do any or all of the following— to approve only some of the variations sought; subject to section 61 (3) —to approve different variations from those sought; or to direct the assessment manager to refuse the variation request. The referral agency may give advice about the application to the assessment manager. The referral agency must give a notice (a referral agency’s response ) about the referral agency’s decision to— the applicant; and the assessment manager. A regulation may limit the powers of a referral agency (to the power to only give advice, for example). If— the referral agency is— the chief executive; or an entity prescribed by regulation; and to the extent the referral agency’s assessment involves development other than development prescribed by regulation; the referral agency must publish a notice about the referral agency’s decision on the referral agency’s website. The notice must state— a description of the development to which the referral agency’s assessment relates; and a description of the matters under section 55 (2) that the referral agency assessed the development against, and had regard to; and the reasons for the referral agency’s decision; and any matter prescribed by regulation. s 56 amd 2025 No. 14 s 86 sch 1 (sec.56-ssec.1) After assessing the development application, the referral agency must decide— to tell the assessment manager that the agency has no requirements for the application; or to direct the assessment manager to do any or all of the following— to give any development approval subject to stated development conditions; to give any development approval for only a stated part of the application; to give any development approval only as a preliminary approval; to impose a stated currency period for a development approval given; or to direct the assessment manager to refuse the application for stated reasons. For a development application for development requiring social impact assessment, see also section 106ZI . (sec.56-ssec.2) However, to the extent the application is a variation request, the referral agency must, instead of a decision under subsection (1) , decide— to tell the assessment manager that the agency has no requirements for the variation request; or to direct the assessment manager to do any or all of the following— to approve only some of the variations sought; subject to section 61 (3) —to approve different variations from those sought; or to direct the assessment manager to refuse the variation request. (sec.56-ssec.3) The referral agency may give advice about the application to the assessment manager. (sec.56-ssec.4) The referral agency must give a notice (a referral agency’s response ) about the referral agency’s decision to— the applicant; and the assessment manager. (sec.56-ssec.5) A regulation may limit the powers of a referral agency (to the power to only give advice, for example). (sec.56-ssec.6) If— the referral agency is— the chief executive; or an entity prescribed by regulation; and to the extent the referral agency’s assessment involves development other than development prescribed by regulation; the referral agency must publish a notice about the referral agency’s decision on the referral agency’s website. (sec.56-ssec.7) The notice must state— a description of the development to which the referral agency’s assessment relates; and a description of the matters under section 55 (2) that the referral agency assessed the development against, and had regard to; and the reasons for the referral agency’s decision; and any matter prescribed by regulation. - (a) to tell the assessment manager that the agency has no requirements for the application; or - (b) to direct the assessment manager to do any or all of the following— (i) to give any development approval subject to stated development conditions; (ii) to give any development approval for only a stated part of the application; (iii) to give any development approval only as a preliminary approval; (iv) to impose a stated currency period for a development approval given; or - (i) to give any development approval subject to stated development conditions; - (ii) to give any development approval for only a stated part of the application; - (iii) to give any development approval only as a preliminary approval; - (iv) to impose a stated currency period for a development approval given; or - (c) to direct the assessment manager to refuse the application for stated reasons. - (i) to give any development approval subject to stated development conditions; - (ii) to give any development approval for only a stated part of the application; - (iii) to give any development approval only as a preliminary approval; - (iv) to impose a stated currency period for a development approval given; or - (a) to tell the assessment manager that the agency has no requirements for the variation request; or - (b) to direct the assessment manager to do any or all of the following— (i) to approve only some of the variations sought; (ii) subject to section 61 (3) —to approve different variations from those sought; or - (i) to approve only some of the variations sought; - (ii) subject to section 61 (3) —to approve different variations from those sought; or - (c) to direct the assessment manager to refuse the variation request. - (i) to approve only some of the variations sought; - (ii) subject to section 61 (3) —to approve different variations from those sought; or - (a) the applicant; and - (b) the assessment manager. - (a) the referral agency is— (i) the chief executive; or (ii) an entity prescribed by regulation; and - (i) the chief executive; or - (ii) an entity prescribed by regulation; and - (b) to the extent the referral agency’s assessment involves development other than development prescribed by regulation; - (i) the chief executive; or - (ii) an entity prescribed by regulation; and - (a) a description of the development to which the referral agency’s assessment relates; and - (b) a description of the matters under section 55 (2) that the referral agency assessed the development against, and had regard to; and - (c) the reasons for the referral agency’s decision; and - (d) any matter prescribed by regulation.