145Referral to design review panel for development applications

#### 145 Referral to design review panel for development applications 145 Referral to design review panel for development applications > > (1) This section applies to a development application for residential apartment development, other than State significant development. > > > (2) Before determining the development application, the consent authority must refer the application to the design review panel for the local government area in which the development will be carried out for advice on the quality of the design of the development. > > > (3) This section does not apply if— > > > > > (a) a design review panel has not been constituted for the local government area in which the development will be carried out, or > > > > > (b) a competitive design process has been held. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > competitive design process means a design competition held in accordance with the Design Competition Guidelines published by the Department in September 2023. > > **s 145:** Ins 2023 (664), Sch 1\[65\].