Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsAfter section 210
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In this Division:
"commencement "means the commencement of section 3 of the Planning Amendment Act 2020 .
(1) The members of the Planning Commission and the Development Consent Authority holding office immediately before the commencement continue to hold office after the commencement on the same terms and conditions that applied to their appointment before the commencement.
(2) A person with authority to enter land under section 77 immediately before the commencement is taken to be an authorised officer appointed under section 76.
To avoid doubt, all permits issued before the commencement are subject to the provisions of this Act in force after the commencement.
(1) Subject to section 215, any application or proposal that was not determined before the commencement is to proceed and be determined:
(a) in accordance with this Act applicable at the time the determination is made; and
(b) in relation to the elements of the planning scheme applicable at the time the determination is made.
(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) applies to the following:
(a) a concurrent application;
(b) a development application;
(c) a proposed amendment of a planning scheme;
(d) a proposal to grant or vary an exceptional development;
(e) a proposal altered under section 25 or 40.
(1) If requested by the applicant, a development application in relation to a specific use zone, must be determined:
(a) in accordance with this Act in force immediately before the commencement; and
(b) in relation to the elements of the planning scheme applicable immediately before the commencement.
(2) This section is repealed on the day fixed by the Administrator by Gazette notice.
(3) The date fixed under subsection (2) must be at least 5 years after the commencement.