Planning Act 1999

Subject to this Act, a member appointed under section 89 or 90 holds office for 2 years or a lesser period specified in the instrument of appointment and is eligible for reappointment.

If a member is appointed under section 89(1)(a) or (b) and the next election (other than a by-election) for the local government council by which the member was nominated is held before the member ceases to be a member, the member holds office until the expiration of 3 months after the declaration of the polls for the election.

If the Minister abolishes a Division of the Development Consent

Authority, the members appointed under this Part in respect of the

Division cease to be members on and from the date on which the notice abolishing the Division appears in the Gazette.

If a local government council is placed under official management under section 318 of the Local Government

Act 2019, a community member nominated by that local authority continues to be a member, unless the appointment is terminated by the Minister.

Note for subsection (4)

The Minister also has the power to terminate an appointment under section 100A.