Queensland Consolidated Acts

PLANNING ACT 2016 - SECT 275S

275S Suspension of periods for doing things under Act

(1) This section applies if the Minister is satisfied that, because of the applicable event, it is necessary to suspend a period under this Act for the doing of a thing (the
"relevant period" ).

(2) The Minister may, by notice published on the department’s website (a
"suspension notice" ), suspend the relevant period for the period the notice is in effect.

(3) The suspension notice—

(a) must be published before the day that is 30 business days after the end of the applicable event period for the applicable event notice; and

(b) has effect from the day the suspension notice is published until the expiry day stated in the notice, unless the notice is earlier revoked.

(4) The Minister may, by notice published on the department’s website (a
"further suspension notice" ), further suspend the relevant period for the period the notice is in effect.

(5) The further suspension notice—

(a) must be published before the day mentioned in subsection (3) (a) and before the day the suspension notice stops having effect; and

(b) has effect from the day the suspension notice stops having effect until the expiry day stated in the further suspension notice, unless the further suspension notice is earlier revoked.

(6) A suspension notice or further suspension notice applies in relation to a relevant period only if—

(a) the relevant period starts during the period the notice is in effect; or

(b) the relevant period had started, but not ended, before the notice took effect.

(7) If a suspension notice or further suspension notice is in effect in relation to the relevant period for the doing of a thing—

(a) the relevant period is suspended; and

(b) the doing of the thing has no effect.

(8) A suspension notice and a further suspension notice are statutory instruments.