sec.65Building community services infrastructure or other road

sec.65 Building community services infrastructure or other road

This section applies in relation to an application for a permit to build in the area— community services infrastructure; or a road, other than a road that is community services infrastructure. The authority may issue the permit if satisfied— building the community services infrastructure or road would not have a net adverse impact on the world heritage values and integrity of the area; or there is no prudent and feasible alternative to building the community services infrastructure or road. Also, if the authority considers building the community services infrastructure or road is likely to require canopy clearing, the authority may issue the permit only if satisfied— it is necessary to build the infrastructure or road to— protect public safety; or allow vehicle access to a residence; or allow electricity, telecommunications services or water to be supplied to a residence; or carry out another activity the authority considers necessary to manage the area under this plan; or the infrastructure or road will reduce the impact on the area’s world heritage values and integrity of other activities that are, or are likely to be, carried out; or there is no prudent or feasible alternative to the canopy clearing for building the infrastructure or road. The authority must decide the application in a way that, to the greatest possible extent, ensures the community services infrastructure or road is built only on land that is already cleared or otherwise degraded. s 65 sub 2020 SL No. 176 s 49 (sec.65-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to an application for a permit to build in the area— community services infrastructure; or a road, other than a road that is community services infrastructure. (sec.65-ssec.2) The authority may issue the permit if satisfied— building the community services infrastructure or road would not have a net adverse impact on the world heritage values and integrity of the area; or there is no prudent and feasible alternative to building the community services infrastructure or road. (sec.65-ssec.3) Also, if the authority considers building the community services infrastructure or road is likely to require canopy clearing, the authority may issue the permit only if satisfied— it is necessary to build the infrastructure or road to— protect public safety; or allow vehicle access to a residence; or allow electricity, telecommunications services or water to be supplied to a residence; or carry out another activity the authority considers necessary to manage the area under this plan; or the infrastructure or road will reduce the impact on the area’s world heritage values and integrity of other activities that are, or are likely to be, carried out; or there is no prudent or feasible alternative to the canopy clearing for building the infrastructure or road. (sec.65-ssec.4) The authority must decide the application in a way that, to the greatest possible extent, ensures the community services infrastructure or road is built only on land that is already cleared or otherwise degraded.