Planning Act 2023

A controlled activity order must state the following:

that it is a controlled activity order under this Act made by the territory planning authority;

the name of each person to whom the order is directed;

the terms of the order and the address of the premises in relation to which the order applies;

the grounds on which the order is made;

when the order takes effect;

for an order other than an ongoing controlled activity order—

the period for compliance with the order; and

when the order ends (including, for example, on the happening of an event stated in the order);

for an ongoing controlled activity order—

when the order ends; and

that the order cannot be revoked on application;

that contravention of a controlled activity order is an offence under this Act.

A controlled activity order must also state that the order operates until it is revoked or ends in accordance with the order.

A controlled activity order may direct anyone to whom it is directed to do 1 or more of the following:

not begin a development without development approval;

not undertake a development without development approval;

comply with a lease provision or development agreement;

restore any land, or a building or other structure on land, that has been altered, damaged or fallen into disrepair in breach of a lease provision or development agreement;

comply with the terms of a development approval to undertake a development;

undertake a development in accordance with a condition under the development approval for the development;

demolish a building or other structure, or a part of a building or other structure, that has been constructed without development approval or permission required under a territory law;

demolish a building or other structure, or a part of a building or other structure, that encroaches onto, over or under unleased land without approval granted under a territory law;

restore any land, building or other structure that has been altered without development approval or permission required under a territory law;

replace with an identical building or other structure any building or other structure that has been demolished without development approval or permission required under a territory law;

apply for development approval for a building or other structure, or part of a building or other structure, that has been constructed without development approval;

clean up a leasehold and keep it clean;

if the person to whom the order is directed is bound by a land management agreement—comply with the land management agreement;

keep from doing anything that is a controlled activity whether or not a controlled activity order has been, or could be, made under paragraphs (a) to (m).