Primary principle of Act
8 Primary principle of Act
The primary principle of this Act is that, when exercising a key power under this Act, or when exercising a power or performing a function under any other Act in connection with the exercise of a key power, the Minister or the Territory Coordinator must have regard to the following considerations:
the primary objective of driving economic development for the
Territory or a region of the Territory;
the potential social and environmental outcomes for the Territory or a region of the Territory.
When exercising a power or performing a function under any other
Act as mentioned in subsection (1), the Territory Coordinator or
Minister must also have regard to the relevant objects, principles or considerations under the other Act but, to the extent of any inconsistency with the considerations in subsection (1), the considerations in subsection (1) prevail.
In this section:
key power means a power:
to make a designation under section 23; or
to make a declaration under section 25; or
to vary the boundaries of an ICA; or
to approve or vary an ICP; or
to approve a program of works under section 41; or
to make a designation under section 43; or
to approve a TDA plan under section 50; or
to vary the boundaries of a Territory development area under section 53; or
to approve a variation of a TDA plan under section 57; or
to give a request under section 64, 65 or 66; or
to give a notice under section 68, 69, 80 or 84; or
exercised under a step-in notice.
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