46Telecommunication facilities and electromagnetic radiation emitting facilities and structures

46 Telecommunication facilities and electromagnetic radiation emitting facilities and structures

46 Telecommunication facilities and electromagnetic radiation emitting facilities and structures

(1) In this clause—

relevant facility or structure means any of the following—

(a) a telecommunications facility,

(b) a radio communications facility,

(c) any other facility or structure that emits electromagnetic radiation in the radio frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum.

(2) The consent authority must not consent to development for the purpose of a relevant facility or structure unless it has considered the following matters that are of relevance to the development—

(a) the extent to which reasonable access to telecommunications and other communications technology that have no adverse impact on human health or the natural environment has been encouraged, or will be encouraged by the proposed development,

(b) the extent to which the precautionary principle has been applied in choosing the site of the relevant facility or structure,

(c) the extent to which any proposed relevant facility or structure will be visually compatible with the character of the surrounding area and visually integrated into any building or structure on which it is located.