Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
29Implementing PEPs—action under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
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29 Implementing PEPs—action under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
29 Implementing PEPs—action under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
Any relevant policies must be taken into consideration—
(a) by a local council when preparing a local environmental plan or development control plan under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, and
(b) by the Secretary of the Department in which the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is administered when preparing a regional environmental plan under that Act, and
(c) by the Minister administering that Act when making a local environmental plan or regional environmental plan under that Act, when recommending the making of a State environmental planning policy under that Act or when giving directions under section 9.1 of that Act, and
(d) by a consent authority when determining a development application under that Act, and
(e) by a determining authority when consideration is being given under Part 5 of that Act to the likely impact of an activity on the environment, and
(f) by the Minister administering that Act when approving under Division 4 of Part 5 of that Act the carrying out of an activity.
s 29: Am 2022 No 3, Sch 5[1] [2]; 2024 No 20, Sch 9[3].