Surat Basin Rail (Infrastructure Development and Management) Act 2012

A local government must apply to the Coordinator-General to obtain the Coordinator-General’s written approval to make a change to the management of a local government road that, if made—

would require works to be carried out on the railway; or

would have a significant adverse impact on the safety and operational integrity of the railway.

The Coordinator-General—

must consider the application within—

30 days after receiving it; or

the longer period notified to the local government by the Coordinator-General, in writing, before the end of the 30 days; and

may decide to—

approve the proposed change, with or without conditions; or

refuse to approve the proposed change.

The Coordinator-General must give the local government written notice of the Coordinator-General’s decision on the application.

The Coordinator-General is taken to have approved the proposed change if the Coordinator-General does not within 30 days of receiving the application—

decide the application; or

give the local government a notice under subsection (3).

This section does not apply if the Coordinator-General has considered the change to the management of the local government road as part of the Coordinator-General’s consideration of an application for a development approval.

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