Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

PLANNING ACT - SECT 53B

(1) This section applies in relation to a development application:

(a) determined by the consent authority in accordance with section 53(a) or (b); and

(b) in respect of which no submissions were made in accordance with section 49 or, if submissions were made, there is no right of appeal under section 117.

(2) As soon as practicable after determining the development application and issuing a development permit under section 54(1), the consent authority must serve a notice of consent:

(a) on the applicant; and

(b) on any person (including a local authority) who made a submission in relation to the development application in accordance with section 49.

(3) The notice of consent must be in the approved form, containing the following information:

(a) the determination of the consent authority;

(b) the reasons for the determination;

(c) particulars about the right of appeal under Part 9 and, if applicable, the reasons why there is no right of appeal under section 117.

(4) If there is a local authority for the land to which the determination relates, the consent authority must:

(a) advise the local authority of the determination; and

(b) provide the local authority with a copy of the reasons for the determination.

(5) The consent authority must make available for inspection and purchase by the public a copy of the notice of consent.