New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 75ZA

75ZA Savings, transitional and other provisions

(1) Development may be declared to be a project to which this Part applies even though action has been taken under Part 4 or Part 5 before the declaration (whether before or after the commencement of this Part) for the purposes of authorising the carrying out of the development under this Act.

(2) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the effect of any such action under Part 4 or Part 5 after the declaration is made or to the effect of the revocation of a declaration after an approval has been given under this Part. In particular, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to:

(a) the termination or consolidation of consents or approvals under Part 4 or Part 5, and

(b) the revival of consents or approvals under Part 4 or Part 5 or the preservation of the effect of approvals under this Part, and

(c) the recognition of any environmental assessment under Part 4 or Part 5 for the purposes of this Part or of any environmental assessment under this Part for the purposes of Part 4 or Part 5.

(3) Any development that has been approved by the Minister under this Part (at any time after the commencement of this Part) is taken to be a project to which this Part applies, and to have been such a project for the purposes of any application, concept plan or other matter under this Part in relation to the development.

(4) Subsection (3) extends to things that purport to be done under this Part.