sec.51IAProcess for administering pre-existing applications relating to battery storage facilities— Act , s 106U

sec.51IA Process for administering pre-existing applications relating to battery storage facilities— Act , s 106U

For section 106U of the Act , this section provides for the effect of the enactment of section 51F (c) on the process for administering the following applications (each a pre-existing application )— a development application for development mentioned in section 51F (c) that was made, but not decided, before 12 December 2025; a change application relating to development mentioned in section 51F (c) that was made, but not decided, before 12 December 2025. For this section, an application is a pre-existing application even if the application is also for, or relates to, development other than development mentioned in section 51F (c) . On the commencement of section 51F (c) — if the pre-existing application is a development application that is a properly made application—the application is taken not to be a properly made application, and is taken not to have been accepted, under section 51 of the Act ; or if the pre-existing application is a change application that has been accepted under section 79 (4) of the Act —the application is taken not to have been accepted under section 79 (4) of the Act . This section does not apply in relation to a change application for a minor change to a development approval. s 51IA ins 2025 SL No. 163 s 10 (sec.51IA-ssec.1) For section 106U of the Act , this section provides for the effect of the enactment of section 51F (c) on the process for administering the following applications (each a pre-existing application )— a development application for development mentioned in section 51F (c) that was made, but not decided, before 12 December 2025; a change application relating to development mentioned in section 51F (c) that was made, but not decided, before 12 December 2025. (sec.51IA-ssec.2) For this section, an application is a pre-existing application even if the application is also for, or relates to, development other than development mentioned in section 51F (c) . (sec.51IA-ssec.3) On the commencement of section 51F (c) — if the pre-existing application is a development application that is a properly made application—the application is taken not to be a properly made application, and is taken not to have been accepted, under section 51 of the Act ; or if the pre-existing application is a change application that has been accepted under section 79 (4) of the Act —the application is taken not to have been accepted under section 79 (4) of the Act . (sec.51IA-ssec.4) This section does not apply in relation to a change application for a minor change to a development approval.

• (a) a development application for development mentioned in section 51F (c) that was made, but not decided, before 12 December 2025;
• (b) a change application relating to development mentioned in section 51F (c) that was made, but not decided, before 12 December 2025.