New South Wales Consolidated Acts

VERY FAST TRAIN (ROUTE INVESTIGATION) ACT 1989 - SECT 7

7 Applications for permits

(1) An approved person may apply to the Minister for a permit to enter land in connection with the investigation of the whole or any part of a proposed route for a very fast train.

(2) An application shall not be made unless the applicant has caused a notice:

(a) declaring that the application is intended to be made, and

(b) identifying the area of land intended to be entered under the permit, and

(c) requesting any owner or occupier of that land who wishes to make a submission to the Minister about whether the permit should be granted or about conditions to be included in the permit to do so within 21 days,

to be published in a newspaper circulating throughout the State and in another newspaper circulating in the locality in which that land is situated.

(3) An application:

(a) shall be in a form approved by the Minister, and

(b) shall, together with a fee determined by the Minister, be lodged with the Director-General, and

(c) shall specify, in a manner approved by the Minister, the area of land intended to be entered under the permit, and

(d) shall include such information as the Minister requires, and

(e) may include any other information that the applicant wishes the Minister to consider.

(4) The Minister may, at any time, request further information about an application from an applicant.

(5) The Minister may refuse to further consider an application until any such request has been complied with to the Minister’s satisfaction.