WATER ACT 1912 - SECT 4L Objectors rights of appeal

WATER ACT 1912 - SECT 4L

4L Objectors rights of appeal

(1) This section applies if, in relation to integrated development:

(a) a consent authority has obtained the general terms of:

(i) a licence proposed to be issued under section 10 in relation to the development, or

(ii) a licence proposed to be issued under section 13A in relation to the development, or

(iii) a permit proposed to be granted under section 18F in relation to the development, or

(iv) an authority proposed to be issued under section 20B in relation to the development, or

(v) an authority proposed to be issued under section 20CA in relation to the development, or

(vi) a group licence proposed to be issued under section 20L in relation to the development, or

(vii) a licence proposed to be granted under section 116 in relation to the development, or

(viii) an approval proposed to be granted under Part 8 in relation to the development, or

(b) the Ministerial Corporation fails to inform a consent authority, in accordance with the regulations under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 , whether or not it will grant or issue a licence, permit, authority, group licence or approval referred to in paragraph (a) or of the general terms of such a licence, permit, authority, group licence or approval,

and the consent authority, after obtaining those general terms or after the failure to be informed, has granted development consent to the integrated development.

(2) If this section applies:

(a) a person has no right to make or lodge an objection under section 11 (2) or (2A) (or those subsections as applied by section 13A (3)), section 20A (1A) or (1B) (or those subsections as applied by section 20CA (2) or section 20K (2)) or section 170 (1), and

(b) a public inquiry must not be directed to be held, or held or caused to be held, under section 11 (5), section 13A (4), section 20A (2), section 20CA (4) or section 114, and

(c) a person has no right of appeal to the Land and Environment Court under section 11 (6), section 13A (4), section 20CA (4) or section 171AA (2),

in respect of any matter relating to the licence, permit, authority, group licence or approval concerned.

(3) Subsection (2) (c) does not affect a right of appeal to which an objector may be entitled under section 98 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 .

(4) In this section:


"person" includes an applicant, occupier of land, local occupier, owner of land, Board of Management, authority, statutory authority and Ministerial Corporation.