Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Historic Cultural Heritage) Act 2013


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Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Historic Cultural Heritage) Act 2013

An Act to amend the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 consequent on the enactment of the Historic Cultural Heritage Amendment Act 2013

[Royal Assent 13 December 2013]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Historic Cultural Heritage) Act 2013 .

2.   Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which the Historic Cultural Heritage Amendment Act 2013 commences.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 54 amended (Additional information)

Section 54 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (2) "period" and substituting "relevant period";
(b) by omitting from subsection (2) ", whichever is applicable,";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2A)(b) "the authority" and substituting "the planning authority";
(d) by omitting from subsection (2A) "period" first occurring and substituting "relevant period".

5.    Section 57 amended (Applications for discretionary permits)

Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting paragraph (b) from subsection (6) and substituting the following paragraph:
(b) not later than –
(i) in a case where the Heritage Council has not, under section 39(3) of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 , required extra time to consider the application, on the expiration of the period of 42 days from the day on which the planning authority received the application or such further period as is agreed, in writing, by the planning authority and the applicant before the expiration of that 42-day period; or
(ii) in a case where the Heritage Council has, under section 39(3) of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 , required extra time to consider the application, on the expiration of the period of 56 days from the day on which the planning authority received the application or such further period as is agreed, in writing, by the planning authority and the applicant before the expiration of that 56-day period.
(b) by omitting from subsection (6A) " subsection (6)(b) " and substituting " subsection (6)(b)(i) or (ii) ".

6.    Section 58 amended (Application for other permits)

Section 58(2) of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting "planning" after "on which the";
(b) by inserting "planning" after "by the".

7.    Section 59 amended (Failure to determine an application for a permit)

Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting from subsection (1) " section 57 (6) (b) " and substituting " section 57(6)(b)(i) or (ii) ";
(b) by inserting in subsection (2) "planning" after "Tribunal, the";
(c) by omitting from subsection (2) " section 57 (6) (b) " and substituting " section 57(6)(b)(i) or (ii) ";
(d) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (a) in subsection (2) :
(ab) if the Heritage Council has notified the planning authority under section 36(3)(b) of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 that it wishes to be involved in the determination of the application, on the Heritage Council; and
(e) by omitting from subsection (3) " section 57 (6) (b) " and substituting " section 57(6)(b)(i) or (ii) ";
(f) by inserting in subsection (3A) "and, if the Heritage Council by reason of section 45(5) of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 is joined as a respondent to the application, the Heritage Council" after "authority";
(g) by omitting from subsection (4)(c) "applies," and substituting "applies or is taken to apply,".

8.   Repeal of Act

This Act is repealed on the three hundred and sixty fifth day from the day on which this Act commences.

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 25 SEPTEMBER 2012

Legislative Council on 30 OCTOBER 2013]