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ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 5.11

Definitions

5.11 Definitions

(cf previous s 115T)
In this Division--

"approved State significant infrastructure" means infrastructure to the extent that it is approved by the Minister under this Division (but does not include any stage of the infrastructure that has not yet been authorised to be carried out by an approval under a staged infrastructure application).

"critical State significant infrastructure" means State significant infrastructure that is critical State significant infrastructure, as referred to in section 5.13.

"development" includes an activity within the meaning of Division 5.1.

"infrastructure" means development for the purposes of infrastructure, including (without limitation) development for the purposes of railways, roads, electricity transmission or distribution networks, pipelines, ports, wharf or boating facilities, telecommunications, sewerage systems, stormwater management systems, water supply systems, waterway or foreshore management activities, flood mitigation works, public parks or reserves management, soil conservation works or other purposes prescribed by the regulations.

"proponent" of infrastructure means the person proposing to carry out development comprising all or any part of the infrastructure, and includes any person certified by the Planning Secretary to be the proponent.

"State significant infrastructure" --see section 5.12.



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