Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008
56OApplication to go to relevant regulated entity
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56O Application to go to relevant regulated entity
(1) [Section 56O Subsection (1) amended by No. 31 of 2020, s. 25, Applied:30 Nov 2020] If a planning authority receives an application in relation to any matter that would –
(a) increase the demand for water supplied by the relevant regulated entity; or
(b) increase the amount of sewage or toxins that is to be removed by, or discharged into, the relevant regulated entity's sewerage infrastructure; or
(c) damage or interfere with the relevant regulated entity's works; or
(d) adversely affect the relevant regulated entity's operations –
the planning authority must, without delay, but in any case within 5 business days, give the relevant regulated entity notice of the application, unless it is relieved from doing so under subsection (2) .
(2) The planning authority is not required to give notice of the application –
(a) if it decides to refuse to grant the application under section 57(2) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ; or
(b) if the application is one which is exempted by the regulations from the requirement for notice to be given of it to a regulated entity.
(3) The planning authority must, without delay, provide the relevant regulated entity –
(a) [Section 56O Subsection (3) amended by No. 47 of 2015, s. 63, Applied:17 Dec 2015] with any additional information provided, in relation to an application that is the subject of a notice under subsection (1) , under –
(i) section 43E of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 , as in force before the commencement of section 10 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Tasmanian Planning Scheme) Act 2015; or