Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993

A proponent of a project who makes under section 60C(1) a proposal that the project be declared to be a major project is to provide to the Minister, at the same time, a major project proposal in relation to the project.

If a planning authority or the Minister makes under section 60C(1) or (2) a proposal that a project be declared to be a major project, the Minister, by notice to the proponent of the project, may require the proponent to provide to the Minister a major project proposal in relation to the project within the period specified in the notice.

A proponent in relation to a project to whom a notice is given under subsection (2) is, within the period specified in the notice or a longer period allowed by the Minister, to take all reasonable steps to provide a major project proposal to the Minister.

If a proponent in relation to a project fails to comply with subsection (3), an application for a permit in relation to a use or development to which the project relates may not, except with the approval of the Minister, be made by any person within the 2-year period after the day on which the notice under subsection (2) is given to the proponent, if the use or development – is the same as, or substantially the same as, a use or development to which the project relates or related; and would be carried out on all or part of the area of land to which the project relates or related.