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Surat Basin Rail (Infrastructure Development and Management) Act 2012
sec.34Impact of change of management of local government road on the railway
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### sec.34 Impact of change of management of local government road on the railway
A local government must apply to the Coordinator-General to obtain the Coordinator-General’s written approval to make a change to the management of a local government road that, if made—
would require works to be carried out on the railway; or
would have a significant adverse impact on the safety and operational integrity of the railway.
The Coordinator-General—
must consider the application within—
30 days after receiving it; or
the longer period notified to the local government by the Coordinator-General, in writing, before the end of the 30 days; and
may decide to—
approve the proposed change, with or without conditions; or
refuse to approve the proposed change.
The Coordinator-General must give the local government written notice of the Coordinator-General’s decision on the application.
The Coordinator-General is taken to have approved the proposed change if the Coordinator-General does not within 30 days of receiving the application—
decide the application; or
give the local government a notice under subsection (3) .
This section does not apply if the Coordinator-General has considered the change to the management of the local government road as part of the Coordinator-General’s consideration of an application for a development approval.
In this section—
development approval means a development approval under the Planning Act 2016 .
s 34 amd 2016 No. 27 s 554
(sec.34-ssec.1) A local government must apply to the Coordinator-General to obtain the Coordinator-General’s written approval to make a change to the management of a local government road that, if made— would require works to be carried out on the railway; or would have a significant adverse impact on the safety and operational integrity of the railway.
(sec.34-ssec.2) The Coordinator-General— must consider the application within— 30 days after receiving it; or the longer period notified to the local government by the Coordinator-General, in writing, before the end of the 30 days; and may decide to— approve the proposed change, with or without conditions; or refuse to approve the proposed change.
(sec.34-ssec.3) The Coordinator-General must give the local government written notice of the Coordinator-General’s decision on the application.
(sec.34-ssec.4) The Coordinator-General is taken to have approved the proposed change if the Coordinator-General does not within 30 days of receiving the application— decide the application; or give the local government a notice under subsection (3) .
(sec.34-ssec.5) This section does not apply if the Coordinator-General has considered the change to the management of the local government road as part of the Coordinator-General’s consideration of an application for a development approval.
(sec.34-ssec.6) In this section— development approval means a development approval under the Planning Act 2016 .
- (a) would require works to be carried out on the railway; or
- (b) would have a significant adverse impact on the safety and operational integrity of the railway.
- (a) must consider the application within— (i) 30 days after receiving it; or (ii) the longer period notified to the local government by the Coordinator-General, in writing, before the end of the 30 days; and
- (i) 30 days after receiving it; or
- (ii) the longer period notified to the local government by the Coordinator-General, in writing, before the end of the 30 days; and
- (b) may decide to— (i) approve the proposed change, with or without conditions; or (ii) refuse to approve the proposed change.
- (i) approve the proposed change, with or without conditions; or
- (ii) refuse to approve the proposed change.
- (i) 30 days after receiving it; or
- (ii) the longer period notified to the local government by the Coordinator-General, in writing, before the end of the 30 days; and
- (i) approve the proposed change, with or without conditions; or
- (ii) refuse to approve the proposed change.
- (a) decide the application; or
- (b) give the local government a notice under subsection (3) .