Chief executive taken to be owner of particular transport land for particular circumstances under Planning Act
477AA Chief executive taken to be owner of particular transport land for particular circumstances under Planning Act
This section applies if—
the planning Minister or a local government proposes to make, amend, extend the duration of or repeal a designation of premises under the Planning Act, chapter 2, part 5 and the premises are, or include, transport land; or
an application made under the Planning Act—
relates to transport land; and
must, under that Act, be accompanied by evidence of the consent, of the owner of the premises to which the application relates, to the making of the application; or
an application made under the Planning Act relates to transport land, or premises that adjoin transport land, and the applicant for the application must, under that Act, give notice of the application to—
the owner of the premises to which the application relates; or
the owner of premises adjoining the premises to which the application relates.
For the purposes of the Planning Act, the chief executive is taken to be the owner of the transport land.
In this section—
transport land means State land held for a transport purpose by the department in which the Transport Planning and Coordination Act 1994 is administered.
Note—
See section 247 for transport land that is rail corridor land or non-rail corridor land.
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