New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsNotwithstanding any other provision of this plan, the Council shall not grant consent to the carrying out of any development on flood liable land, unless it has made an assessment of:
(a) the effect of the proposed development on the flow of flood waters on that land or land in its immediate vicinity,
(b) the safety of the proposed development in the time of flood,
(c) whether the proposed development involves any risk to life, human safety or private property in time of flood,
(d) whether the floor level of any dwelling-house or other habitable building on the land will be at least 500 millimetres above the highest known flood in the vicinity, and
(e) whether adequate measures have been or will be taken to offset the likely effects of flooding on the development.