56HAcquisition and use of land for water infrastructure and sewerage infrastructure

56H Acquisition and use of land for water infrastructure and sewerage infrastructure

(1)  Where –

(a) a regulated entity acquires land under this Act for the purposes of undertaking operational work or protective work on water infrastructure or sewerage infrastructure; and

(b) the dimensions of the land are within limits fixed by the regulations; and

(c) the proposed use of the land complies with requirements imposed by the regulations for the purposes of this section –

a subdivision of land necessary to give effect to the acquisition is not to be regarded as development for the purposes of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 and is not subject in any other way to that Act.

(2)  If the use of the land complies with requirements imposed by the regulations, the use is not affected by the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 .