Planning Regulation 2017
sec.26Assessment benchmarks generally— Act , s 45
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sec.26 Assessment benchmarks generally— Act , s 45
For section 45 (3) (a) of the Act , the code assessment must be carried out against the assessment benchmarks for the development stated in schedules 9 and 10 . Also, if the prescribed assessment manager is the local government, the code assessment must be carried out against the following assessment benchmarks— the assessment benchmarks stated in— the regional plan for a region, to the extent the regional plan is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and the State Planning Policy, part E, to the extent part E is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and any temporary State planning policy applying to the premises; if the local government is an infrastructure provider—the local government’s LGIP. However, an assessment manager may, in assessing development requiring code assessment, consider an assessment benchmark only to the extent the assessment benchmark is relevant to the development. (sec.26-ssec.1) For section 45 (3) (a) of the Act , the code assessment must be carried out against the assessment benchmarks for the development stated in schedules 9 and 10 . (sec.26-ssec.2) Also, if the prescribed assessment manager is the local government, the code assessment must be carried out against the following assessment benchmarks— the assessment benchmarks stated in— the regional plan for a region, to the extent the regional plan is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and the State Planning Policy, part E, to the extent part E is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and any temporary State planning policy applying to the premises; if the local government is an infrastructure provider—the local government’s LGIP. (sec.26-ssec.3) However, an assessment manager may, in assessing development requiring code assessment, consider an assessment benchmark only to the extent the assessment benchmark is relevant to the development.
- (a) the assessment benchmarks stated in— (i) the regional plan for a region, to the extent the regional plan is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and (ii) the State Planning Policy, part E, to the extent part E is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and (iii) any temporary State planning policy applying to the premises;
- (i) the regional plan for a region, to the extent the regional plan is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and
- (ii) the State Planning Policy, part E, to the extent part E is not identified in the planning scheme as being appropriately integrated in the planning scheme; and