7Approval requirements under other Acts

7 Approval requirements under other Acts

7 Approval requirements under other Acts

(1) Development described in Schedule 2 carried out by or on behalf of a public authority is exempt from development control legislation if the carrying out of the development is the subject of an authorisation of the Minister under this Part.

(2) The regulations may amend Schedule 2 to insert, alter or omit a description of development for the purposes of a critical town or locality water supply.

(3) Before making a recommendation to the Governor for the making of a regulation of a kind referred to in subsection (2), the Minister is required to—

(a) consult with the following Ministers—

(i) the Minister administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979,

(ii) the Minister administering the Fisheries Management Act 1994,

(iii) the Minister administering the Heritage Act 1977, and

(b) obtain the concurrence of the Minister administering the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

(4) A regulation of a kind referred to in subsection (2) may not amend Schedule 2 to insert or alter a description of development that relates to the following—

(a) the construction of a new dam or new weir (other than a temporary weir),

(b) the increase in storage capacity of an existing dam.

(5) The repeal of a regulation made under this section does not affect the continuation of anything validly done before that repeal.