PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PANELS) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 40

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PANELS) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 40

40 .         General procedure concerning meetings

        (1)         At a meeting of a DAP, the DAP may determine —

            (a)         one or more development applications; or

            (b)         one or more applications to amend or cancel development approvals.

        (2)         Subject to subregulations (2B) and (4), a DAP meeting to determine a development application or to amend or cancel a development approval must be open to the public.

        (2A)         The requirement in subregulation (2) is satisfied if members of the public can observe the meeting using audiovisual communication.

        (2B)         Subregulation (2) does not apply to a meeting or a part of a meeting of a DAP that deals with 1 of the following matters —

            (a)         legal advice obtained, or which may be obtained, for the purpose of advising the DAP in relation to a matter to be considered or determined at the meeting;

            (b)         a matter that, if disclosed, would reveal any of the following —

                  (i)         a trade secret;

                  (ii)         information that has a commercial value to a person;

                  (iii)         information about the business, professional, commercial or financial affairs of a person;

            (c)         a matter that, if disclosed, could reasonably be expected to —

                  (i)         impair the effectiveness of any lawful method or procedure for preventing, detecting, investigating or dealing with any contravention or possible contravention of the law; or

                  (ii)         prejudice the maintenance or enforcement of a lawful measure for protecting public safety.

        (3)         The presiding member of a DAP may invite a person to advise or inform, or make a submission to, the DAP in respect of a development application.

        (4)         The presiding member may direct that a DAP meeting to determine an application to amend or cancel a development approval is not open to the public.

        (5)         The DAP executive director may issue practice notes about the practice and procedure of DAPs and each DAP must comply with those practice notes.

        [Regulation 40 amended: Gazette 25 Jan 2013 p. 272‑3; 17 Apr 2015 p. 1386; 16 Dec 2016 p. 5715; SL 2024/27 r. 35.]