Water and Sewerage Industry Act 2008

If a planning authority receives an application in relation to any matter that would – increase the demand for water supplied by the relevant regulated entity; or increase the amount of sewage or toxins that is to be removed by, or discharged into, the relevant regulated entity's sewerage infrastructure; or damage or interfere with the relevant regulated entity's works; or adversely affect the relevant regulated entity's operations – the planning authority must, without delay, but in any case within 5 business days, give the relevant regulated entity notice of the application, unless it is relieved from doing so under subsection (2).

The planning authority is not required to give notice of the application – if it decides to refuse to grant the application under section 57(2) of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993; or if the application is one which is exempted by the regulations from the requirement for notice to be given of it to a regulated entity.

The planning authority must, without delay, provide the relevant regulated entity – with any additional information provided, in relation to an application that is the subject of a notice under subsection (1), under – section 43E of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, as in force before the commencement of section 10 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Tasmanian Planning Scheme) Act 2015; or section 40U of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, as in force after the commencement of section 10 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Tasmanian Planning Scheme) Act 2015; or section 54 of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993; and with details of any amendments to an application that is the subject of a notice under subsection (1) unless the planning authority considers that the amendment to the application would not adversely affect the interests of the regulated entity.