(1) A person to whom a
development approval has been issued by the Authority may apply to the
Authority to do any or all of the following —
(a) to
amend the approval so as to extend the period within which any development
approved must be substantially commenced;
(b) to
amend or delete any condition to which the approval is subject;
(c) to
amend an aspect of the development approved that, if amended, would not
substantially change the development approved.
(2) The application
must be —
(a) made
in the approved form; and
(b)
accompanied by any information or supporting material required by the approved
form; and
(c)
accompanied by the fee set out in Schedule 5 item 3.
(3) The Authority may
give written notice of the particulars of an application under
subregulation (1) to any person mentioned in section 64(1) and have
regard to any submissions made by the person.
(4) In considering an
application under subregulation (1), the Authority must have regard to
the matters mentioned in section 66(1).
(5) The Authority may
decide an application under subregulation (1) by —
(a)
approving the application with or without conditions; or
(b)
refusing the application.
(6) The Authority must
decide the application within 90 days after the application is made.
(7) The Authority must
give written notice of any decision under this regulation to the applicant and
to any person mentioned in section 64(1)(a) or as it otherwise thinks
fit.
(8) The decision takes
effect on the day on which written notice of it is given to the applicant.
(9) A decision under
this regulation in relation to a development approval does not extend the
period decided under section 66(3) in respect of the development approval
unless that is a specific term of the decision.
(10) This regulation
applies in relation to a development approval under section 60 as if any
reference in this regulation to the Authority were a reference to the
Minister.