Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An applicant for a development application that an assessment manager decides requires code assessment under the Integrated Planning Act may appeal to the independent assessor against--
(a) the assessment manager's decision that the development application is required to be subject to code assessment under the Integrated Planning Act; or
(b) the assessment manager's refusal, or the refusal in part, of the application; or
(c) a matter stated in a development approval for the application, including any condition applying to the development; or
(d) a decision to give a preliminary approval when a development permit was applied for; or
(e) the length of a period mentioned in the Integrated Planning Act, section 3.5.21; or
(f) a deemed refusal.
(2) Also, an applicant for a development application may appeal to the independent assessor against a statement in an acknowledgment notice under the Integrated Planning Act that an aspect of the development applied for requires impact assessment.
(3) The appeal must be started within 20 business days after either of the following happens under the Integrated Planning Act--
(a) the decision notice or acknowledgment notice is given to the applicant;
(b) if a negotiated decision notice is also given to the applicant--the negotiated decision notice is given to the applicant.
(4) If the appeal is made to the Planning and Environment Court, the court must not hear or decide the appeal.
(5) Subsections (1), (2) and (4) do not prevent the making of an application under the Integrated Planning Act, section 4.1.21 for a declaration about the meaning, effect or enforcement of a condition of a development approval.