New South Wales Consolidated Acts

GROWTH CENTRES (DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS) ACT 1974 - SECT 13

13 Covenants in leases

(1) Subject to this section, where the lease of a building site contains a covenant on the part of the lessee not to commence the erection of a building on the building site, or any work preparatory or incidental thereto, without the written consent of a development corporation--

(a) the development corporation may give its consent upon the application of a person entitled to apply to a council for its approval to the erection of a building on the building site, and

(b) the development corporation may impose conditions in giving its consent.

(2) A development corporation shall not give a consent pursuant to subsection (1) unless--

(a) the application therefor is accompanied by such plans and specifications of the building in respect of which the consent is sought, and such other information in respect of that building, as may be prescribed or as the development corporation may require, and

(b) the application therefor and the accompanying plans and specifications and other information disclose that the building in all respects will be in conformity with the planning scheme or interim development order that applies to or in respect of the building and with the approved scheme applicable to the growth centre in respect of which the development corporation is constituted, as to--

(i) the use to which the building will be put,

(ii) the height and general external design and appearance of the building,

(iii) the area of the building site to be covered by the building, and

(iv) the situation of the building in relation to the boundaries of the building site.