Decision Notice - Approved by Delegation of Authority MCU24 0155 (As Published).pdf

                                                                              Appeal Rights
                                                                              PLANNING ACT 2016 & PLANNING REGULATION 2017




               Chapter 6 Dispute resolution                                                   (3) The appellant or, for an appeal to a tribunal, the registrar must,
                                                                                                  within the service period, give a copy of the notice of appeal to –
               Part 1 Appeal rights
                                                                                                  (a) the respondent for the appeal; and
               229 Appeals to tribunal or P&E Court
                                                                                                  (b) each co-respondent for the appeal; and
               (1) Schedule 1 of the Planning Act 2016 states –
                                                                                                  (c) for an appeal about a development application under schedule
                   (a) Matters that may be appealed to –
                                                                                                      1, table 1, item 1 – each principal submitter for the
                         (i)   either a tribunal or the P&E Court; or                                 development application; and
                         (ii) only a tribunal; or                                                 (d) for and appeal about a change application under schedule 1,
                                                                                                      table 1, item 2 – each principal submitter for the change
                         (iii) only the P&E Court; and
                                                                                                      application; and
                   (b) The person-
                                                                                                  (e) each person who may elect to become a co-respondent for the
                         (i)   who may appeal a matter (the appellant); and                           appeal, other than an eligible submitter who is not a principal
                                                                                                      submitter in an appeal under paragraph (c) or (d); and
                         (ii) who is a respondent in an appeal of the matter; and
                                                                                                  (f)   for an appeal to the P&E Court – the chief executive; and
                         (iii) who is a co-respondent in an appeal of the matter; and
                                                                                                  (g) for an appeal to a tribunal under another Act – any other
                         (iv) who may elect to be a co-respondent in an appeal of the
                                                                                                      person who the registrar considers appropriate.
                              matter.
                                                                                              (4) The service period is –
               (2) An appellant may start an appeal within the appeal period.
                                                                                                  (a) if a submitter or advice agency started the appeal in the P&E
               (3) The appeal period is –
                                                                                                      Court – 2 business days after the appeal has started; or
                   (a) for an appeal by a building advisory agency – 10 business
                                                                                                  (b) otherwise – 10 business days after the appeal is started.
                       days after a decision notice for the decision is given to the
                       agency; or                                                             (5) A notice of appeal given to a person who may elect to be a co-
                                                                                                  respondent must state the effect of subsection (6).
                   (b) for an appeal against a deemed refusal – at any time after the
                       deemed refusal happens; or                                             (6) A person elects to be a co-respondent by filing a notice of election,
                                                                                                  in the approved form, within 10 business days after the notice of
                   (c) for an appeal against a decision of the Minister, under chapter
                                                                                                  appeal is given to the person.
                       7, part 4, to register premises or to renew the registration of
                       premises – 20 business days after a notice us published under          231 Other appeals
                       section 269(3)(a) or (4); or
                                                                                              (1) Subject to this chapter, schedule 1 and the P&E Court Act, unless
                   (d) for an appeal against an infrastructure charges notice – 20                the Supreme Court decides a decision or other matter under this
                       business days after the infrastructure charges notice is given             Act is affected by jurisdictional error, the decision or matter is non-
                       to the person; or                                                          appealable.
                   (e) for an appeal about a deemed approval of a development                 (2) The Judicial Review Act 1991, part 5 applies to the decision or
                       application for which a decision notice has not been given –               matter to the extent it is affected by jurisdictional error.
                       30 business days after the applicant gives the deemed
                                                                                              (3) A person who, but for subsection (1) could have made an
                       approval notice to the assessment manager; or
                                                                                                  application under the Judicial Review Act 1991 in relation to the
                   (f)   for any other appeal – 20 business days after a notice of the            decision or matter, may apply under part 4 of that Act for a
                         decision for the matter, including an enforcement notice, is             statement of reasons in relation to the decision or matter.
                         given to the person.
                                                                                              (4) In this section –
               Note –                                                                             decision includes-
                   See the P&E Court Act for the court’s power to extend the appeal
                                                                                                  (a) conduct engaged in for the purpose of making a decision; and
                   period.
                                                                                                  (b) other conduct that relates to the making of a decision; and
               (4) Each respondent and co-respondent for an appeal may be heard
                   in the appeal.                                                                 (c) the making of a decision or failure to make a decision; and
               (5) If an appeal is only about a referral agency’s response, the                   (d) a purported decision; and
                   assessment manager may apply to the tribunal or P&E Court to
                                                                                                  (e) a deemed refusal.
                   withdraw from the appeal.
                                                                                                  non-appealable, for a decision or matter, means the decision or
               (6) To remove any doubt. It is declared that an appeal against an
                                                                                                  matter-
                   infrastructure charges notice must not be about-
                                                                                                  (a) is final and conclusive; and
                   (a) the adopted charge itself; or
                                                                                                  (b) may not be challenged, appealed against, reviewed, quashed,
                   (b) for a decision about an offset or refund-
                                                                                                      set aside or called into question in any other way under the
                         (i)   the establishment cost of trunk infrastructure identified in           Judicial Review Act 1991 or otherwise, whether by the
                               a LGIP; or                                                             Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity; and
                         (ii) the cost of infrastructure decided using the method                 (c) is not subject to any declaratory, injunctive or other order of
                              included in the local government’s charges resolution.                  the Supreme Court, another court, a tribunal or another entity
                                                                                                      on any ground.
               230 Notice of appeal
                                                                                              232 Rules of the P&E Court
               (1) An appellant starts an appeal by lodging, with the registrar of the
                   tribunal or P&E Court, a notice of appeal that-                            (1) A person who is appealing to the P&E Court must comply with the
                                                                                                  rules of the court that apply to the appeal.
                   (a) is in the approved form; and
                   (b) succinctly states the grounds of the appeal.                           (2) However, the P&E Court may hear and decide an appeal even if
                                                                                                  the person has not complied with the rules of the P&E Court
               (2) The notice of appeal must be accompanied by the required fee.




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