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5. REFERRAL AGENCIES
SARA delivers a coordinated, whole-of-government approach to the State's           The SDAP contains twenty-four (24) State codes, all of which are set out in a
assessment of development applications and relates to development                  performance-based code format requiring applicants to address specific criteria.
applications where a State agency has jurisdiction. In determining whether a
                                                                                   5.2. REFERRALS AND STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT
development application requires referral to SARA or ‘other persons’, the
proposed development must be assessed against Schedule 9 and/or Schedule 10              PROVISIONS
of the Planning Regulation.                                                        Based on a review of Schedules 9 and 10 of the Planning Regulation 2017 and
Upon review, it is determined that the proposed development will trigger           SDAP, the referral requirements set out in Table K below apply.
referral to Energex, however no state referrals will be required, and therefore
no further assessment is required against the SDAP.
                                                                                    Table K: Referral Requirements
                                                                                     Referral Trigger Reference Aspect of Development                Referral Agency
5.1. STATE DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT PROVISIONS                                        Schedule 10, Part 9, Division   Material change of use of    The chief executive of
                                                                                    2, Table 2                      premises       near      a   the distribution entity or
The SDAP provide assessment benchmarks for assessment of development                                                substation site or subject   transmission       entity
                                                                                                                    to an easement               (Energex).
applications where the Chief Executive is the assessment manager or a referral
agency. Matters of state interest contained within the SDAP can be broadly
categorised into two types of interests:
§   Interests with the potential to impact on development (e.g. state-controlled
    roads); and
§   Interests that must be protected from the impacts of development (e.g.
    marine plants).




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