6Meaning of development control legislation

6 Meaning of development control legislation

6 Meaning of development control legislation

(1) For the purposes of this Part, development control legislation—

(a) means provisions of or made under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 or any other Act (other than the Water Management Act 2000) that prohibit the carrying out of development or that require the approval of any person or body before development is carried out, and

(b) extends to the provisions of other Acts (other than the Water Management Act 2000) referred to in section 5.23 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (Approvals etc legislation that does not apply) relating to requirements for authorisations or to the making or giving of orders or notices.

(2) In subsection (1)—

approval includes permit, licence, consent or other authority (however described).

prohibit includes prohibit temporarily or in part, or authorise a person or body to prohibit.