Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016

On and after the designated day, the Minister may constitute a regional assessment panel under this Act—

as the successor of a regional development assessment panel constituted under the repealed Act; or

in response to a request by 2 or more councils to constitute a regional assessment panel in relation to their combined areas.

If the Minister acts under subclause (1)—

section 84 of this Act, insofar as it relates to regional assessment panels, other than section 84(1)(c)(ii), will apply for the purposes of the repealed Act as if it formed part of the repealed Act; and

a reference in the repealed Act to a regional development assessment panel will be taken to be a reference to the regional assessment panel under this clause.

In connection with the operation of the preceding subclauses, section 85 of this Act will extend to a matter that a regional assessment panel under this clause must assess under the repealed Act.

Without limiting any provision made under Schedule 5, the regulations under this Act may make provision with respect to the practices or procedures of regional assessment panels acting under this clause for the purposes of the repealed Act.

A regional assessment panel acting under this clause may—

adopt any findings or determinations of a council development assessment panel or a regional development assessment panel under the repealed

adopt or make any decision (including a decision in the nature of a determination), direction or order in relation to an application made before the relevant day under the repealed Act; and

deal with any matter that is subject to a reserved decision under the repealed Act before the relevant day; and

deal with any requirement or grant any variation imposed or proposed in connection with an application made before the relevant day under the repealed Act; and

deal with any requirement or grant any variation imposed or proposed in connection with an application made before the relevant day under the repealed Act.

In this clause—