Planning Act 1998
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Meaning of "development"
4 Meaning of "subdivide"
5 Competent authority
Part 2 MASTER PLAN AND CONSERVATION AREAS AND GUIDELINES
6 Master Plan
7 Certified Interpretation Plans
8 Amendments to Master Plan
9 Conservation areas
10 Rules relating to amendments to Master Plan
11 Conservation guidelines
Part 3 DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION OF LAND
12 Unauthorised subdivision, development and other works
12A Presumption of permitting unauthorised development or works
12B Application for preliminary advice
13 Application for permission
14 Applications determined with reference to Master Plan, etc.
14A Applications determined in reliance of declaration of qualified person
15 Conditions for planning permission or conservation permission
16 Subdivision permission: supplementary provisions
17 Provisional permission
17A Application for provisional permission
18 Outline permission
19 Rectification of errors and omissions
19A Developer must appoint qualified person to supervise development or works
20 Expiry of permissions
20A Power to require as-built plans
21 Applications referred to Minister
21A Full payment of land betterment charge may be condition precedent to written permission, etc.
22 Appeals to Minister
22A Designation of persons to hear appeals
23 Registers and records
24 Obligation to purchase land in certain cases
Part 3A QUALIFIED PERSONS
24A Duties of qualified person appointed under section 13
24B Duties of qualified persons appointed to supervise development or works
24C False declarations
Part 4 ENFORCEMENT
25 Power to require information about activities on land
26 Penalties for non-compliance with information notice
26A Power to examine and secure attendance, etc.
27 Authority to enter upon land
28 Enforcement notices
29 Appeal to Minister against enforcement notice
30 Offences of non-compliance with enforcement notice
31 Execution and costs of works required by enforcement notice, etc.
32 Removal and sale of property and materials
33 Injunctions
34 Civil penalties
Part 5 (Repealed)
Part 5A (Repealed)
Part 6 RECOVERY OF MONEYS
41 Recovery of money
42 Proceedings for recovery of money due
43 Attachment
44 Application of proceeds
45 Title conferred upon purchaser at a sale under section 42
46 Costs of proceedings for recovery of sum due
47 Power to stop sale
48 Application to court
49 Security to be given
Part 7 MISCELLANEOUS
50 (Repealed)
51 Authentication of documents
52 Service of documents
52A Use of electronic service for making applications, etc.
53 Exemption
54 Exclusion of liability
55 Protection from liability
56 Power of Magistrate’s Court and District Court
57 Composition of offences
58 Offences by officers, etc., of bodies corporate
59 Correction of errors in register
60 Charges, fees and penalties to be paid into Consolidated Fund
60A Amendment of Schedules
61 Rules
Part 8 TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS
62 Transitional and saving provisions
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table