Minor Change Existing Approval OPW18 0341.01

Officer: 	Conor Neville
Direct Telephone: 	07 53296287
Our Reference:	OPW18/0341.01 : JELDER
Your Reference:	18-001942
4 March 2021
Blue Care
C/- Calibre Consulting
PO Box 997
BUDDINA  QLD  4575

[email protected]
Dear Sir,
Decision Notice – Minor Change
Planning Act 2016
I refer to your application received on 16 February 2021, requesting a minor change to an existing development approval. Council decided your requested changes.
Details of the decision are as follows:
APPLICATION details
Application No:	OPW18/0341.01
Street address:	Grasstree Ct Sunrise Beach Qld 4567
Real property description:	Lot 6 RP 901384
Planning Scheme:	Noosa Plan 2020 (25 September 2020)
Decision details
The following type of approval was issued on 22 May 2020.
Development Permit for Operational Works - Clearing Vegetation under planning scheme, Earthworks
In relation to the request to make a minor change to the existing approval, Council on 4 March 2021, decided to approve the requested changes. The changes are detailed below.
A.	Approve the change.
B.	Amend condition 1.
C.	Note the report is provided in accordance with Section 83(9) of the Planning Act 2016
currency period of approval
The currency period for this development approval is stated in the conditions below.
assessment manager conditions
APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTS
Development undertaken in accordance with this approval must generally comply with the approved plans of development. The approved plans are listed in the following table unless otherwise amended by these conditions.
Plan No.	Rev.	Plan/Document Name	Date
5001-100 Proj No: 18-001942	A	Bulk Earthworks Application, prepared by Calibre	08/04/2020
5001-102 Proj No: 18-001942	D	Tree Retention and Clearing Plan, prepared by Calibre	08/04/2020
5001-106 Proj No: 18-001942	B	Earthworks Detail Plan, prepared by Calibre	08/04/2020
5001-107 Proj No: 18-001942	B	Earthworks Sections, prepared by Calibre	08/04/2020
5001-108 Proj No: 18-001942	A	Retaining Walls Setout  Plan, prepared by Calibre	08/04/2020
5001-109 Proj No: 18-001942	A	Retaining Wall Typical Details, prepared by Calibre	08/04/2020
N/A	4	Ecological Management Plan Stage 1 –Lot 6 prepared by Gondwana Ecology Group P/L	5 February 2021
CURRENCY PERIOD
The Currency Period for this development approval lapses if the development has not substantially started by 23 May 2022, unless an application to extend the currency period is approved by Council.
SITE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS
The works of this permit approval must be coordinated with the operational works of the relevant approvals associated with the Higher Order Approval MCU Ref 132008.1128.02, particularly permit Ref OPW18/0343 in relation to external roadworks, and permit Ref OPW18/0047 for operational works for civil works on this site
Prior to requesting a prestart meeting and commencement of any works on the site, a detailed CCTV internal inspection of the existing stormwater drainage pipeline and structures along the west boundary of the site must be carried out and submitted to Council.
The works must be carried out in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Geotechnical Investigation, Report No. 18248-002-Rev 1 dated 3 April 2019 prepared by Tectonic Geotechnical & Environmental Engineers.
A copy of the Ecological Management Plan must be kept on the project site and incorporated into the site-based environmental/construction management plans.
The developer must ensure clearing conforms with Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017 Part 3 Clearing in particular areas, Section 10 and Section 11.
Local residents with 500m of the works, local schools along Ben Lexen Drive, the church at No 6 Grasstree Court and the Grasstree Court shop holders must be notified of the approved clearing works a minimum of 5 business days prior to clearing works commencing.
PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS
Engineering - General
Tree protection fencing must be installed under the supervision of the Project Arborist.  (Refer to Retention of Existing Trees Conditions)
All necessary approvals from external service providers (eg Unitywater) and external parties on which the development works are proposed have been obtained and a copy supplied to Council.
A condition report including photographs of the frontage of the site must be completed and submitted to council at the prestart meeting and prior to any works commencing.
Certificates demonstrating currency of public liability insurance and works insurance covering the works must be submitted to Council at the prestart meeting.
Council must be contacted at least 5 working days prior to any works commencing to organise a prestart. The contact number to arrange a pre-start meeting is 5329 6245. The pre-start meeting must include the relevant parties for the following aspects of the works:
Civil engineering works;
Vegetation clearing and protection;
Erosion and sediment control works;
Other relevant parties
Updated construction management and traffic control details must be submitted prior to the pre-start meeting and discussed on site with Council’s delegate and must specifically address/include the following:
Traffic management during all aspects of the construct phase generally in accordance with the latest revision of TTM TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN reference 19BRT0147,  and addressing/including in particular:
A Traffic Management Control Plan in accordance with Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) detailing all temporary signage and traffic control measures prior to construction
Maintenance of safe pedestrian access across the frontage of the site both during daily construction and after daily construction has ceased
Maintenance of safe pedestrian access across critical pedestrian and cyclists paths in the vicinity of the site during daily construction.
Providing traffic controllers at critical locations particularly during peak school hours and where considered necessary for public safety particularly during haulage phase. .
Measures and strategies to avoid conflict with traffic during school peak hours (eg students’ pickup times).
Haulage’s vehicle types and routes in compliance with TTM Traffic Management Plan.
Proposed fencing to the site during the construction phase of the development
Adequate parking arrangements for construction workers and construction appliances without impacting on the availability of parking spaces in the local streets and for the shops in the vicinity of the site.
No queuing of trucks is permitted on residential streets, especially prior to 7.00am. Further parked trucks must have engines turned off
Maintenance and protection of water quality and existing drainage lines through the construction site through the implementation of appropriate erosion and sediment control measures
Works programme identifying key components of the works and their respective durations
A mailbox drop to local residencies, businesses, schools etc to advise of works hours and expected impact on local traffic movements.
Establishment of a communication protocol with the general public, adjoining owners, emergency services and local businesses to advise of agreed construction times, impacts on traffic and services and other relevant issues
identification of complaint management procedures including:
display of contact details for the on-site manager
dispute resolution procedures
For haulage operations involving significant volumes of fill material or excavated material being transported onto or off the site: details on the location of external fill sites/sources, the haulage route, type of vehicle to be utilised during filling operations and frequency of usage.  NB any damage to the existing road system as a result of haulage operations shall be fully repaired at the applicant’s expense.
Any changes to the details associated with the supervising RPEQ or Principal Contractor during construction, must be notified to council in writing within five business days of the change occurring.
Any conflict between the development and an existing or proposed service must be referred to the relevant service authority for determination prior to commencement of works.
DURING CONSTRUCTION
Engineering
The developer must meet any costs to repair damage to any Council asset during construction, where damage is a result of the development works. Damage to assets must be repaired immediately where it creates a hazard to the community. In circumstances where the damage does not create a hazard to the community, it must be repaired immediately on completion of the works associated with the development.
All works must be supervised by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) who is independent of the Developer and Principal Contractor, and they must certify that all works conform to the Operational Works permit. Where municipal works are involved, such confirmation must be submitted for the respective hold points prior to any site inspection by Council Officers.
All works must be constructed and work procedure undertaken in accordance with:
The approved plans/documents and conditions detailed in this Decision Notice
The relevant conditions of the higher order Material Change of Use approval Ref: 132008.1128.02 to which this approval relates, also must take into consideration the relevant conditions and approved plans of Operational Works Approval Ref: OPW19/0047 associated with the subject development on this site.
All relevant Noosa Council Planning Scheme Policies, standard drawings, standard specifications and guidelines
The latest version of the Healthy Waterways document “Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Design Guidelines for South East Queensland” for all water quality devices to be constructed on site
Fauna Management
A qualified person* must be engaged to manage fauna prior and during clearing to:
Ensure works are carried out in accordance with the Vegetation and Fauna Management Plan within the approved Ecological Management Plan and the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
Undertake pre-clearing inspections including fauna relocation and removal or blocking of all vacant hollows.
Ensure clearing works avoids nesting times of animals and birds.
Co-ordinate staging and sequence of clearing with fauna protection.
Protect and recover fauna during clearing operations (not previously removed).
Manage the translocation of animals and recovery procedures in accordance with relevant legislation.
*(Refer to Advisory Note)
VEGETATION PROTECTION
Retention of Existing Vegetation
All trees and vegetation identified for retention must be protected in accordance with AS 4970, Protection of trees on development sites.
Cockatoo Food Trees identified for protection must be marked out on site prior to the pre-start meeting.
All tree retention, vegetation protection works and rehabilitation works must be carried out in accordance with methodology and recommendations within the Ecological Management Plan listed within this Decision Notice.
Vegetation areas for protection must:
Be protected in accordance with the approved Ecological Management Plan.
Be protected with a 1.8m high temporary safety fence or temporary barrier mesh / three-strand wire with pickets at 3m centres, allowing for safe fauna passage.
Have the fence installed and maintained for the entire period of construction.
Have ‘Exclusion Zone’ signage fixed to the fence at 10m centres.
Have no construction material, equipment or personnel entering the Open Space areas to the south and west of the site, unless in accordance with express written permission of the landholders.
Removal of Existing Trees and Vegetation
Vegetation clearing and preparation for transport to receiving site must:
Be in accordance with the approved Ecological Management Plan
Have all pest plants identified, treated and excluded from entering the receiving site
Retain old growth tree hollows and suitably relocate and distribute for nesting fauna.
Have mulch stockpiles no larger than 1000m3, 2.5m in height and with 10m separation between piles.
Allow for existing endemic ground flora to be translocated to suitable landscaping and rehabilitation areas.
Conclude with the area being stabilised against erosion, landscaped, rehabilitated and revegetated.
Works within Road Reserve/Reinstatement
Safe pedestrian access on all streets in the vicinity of the development must be maintained at all times. Should footpath/road closures be necessary to carry out construction works, Council’s Engineering Officer must be notified prior to the proposed closure and all requirements complied with.
Electrical conduits or other services proposed to be installed within existing and proposed road reserves under existing sealed carriageways, concrete pathways, concrete/sealed driveways or significant vegetation must be installed by boring. Trenching is not permitted, unless specifically approved by Council.
Earthworks and Retaining Walls
All earthworks shall be undertaken in accordance with the provisions of AS 3798 Guidelines on Earthworks for Commercial and Residential Development, with geotechnical testing undertaken in accordance with Section 8 of the Standard, and to a minimum of ‘Level 1’ as defined in Appendix B. Test results as required by AS 3798, and a certificate of quality and uniformity of fill shall be provided by a RPEQ and submitted to Council prior to Council signing the Plan of Survey.
Fall protection must be provided to retaining walls that are over 1m high
Slope and batters are a maximum grade of:
1 in 6 where in proximity to waterbodies
1 in 4 for grassed areas.
1 in 3 for planted areas
1 in 2 for combined structural engineering and planting solutions.
Stormwater Drainage
Appropriate scour protection must be provided at the outlet of all stormwater pipes including temporary outlets.
Works associated with this permit must not adversely impact on the existing drainage conditions on other properties (eg by blocking or interfering with natural overland flows).
Erosion and Sediment Control
Prescribed Water Contaminants (as defined in Schedule 9 of Environmental Protection Regulation 2008) must not be released from the site or to waters within the site, or be likely to be released should rainfall occur, unless all reasonable and practicable measures are taken to prevent or minimise the release and concentration of contamination. These measures must be designed, implemented and maintained in accordance with “Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control” published by the International Erosion Control Association (Australasian Chapter) (IECA, 2008), to the extent that such measures and practices are also consistent with the following:
Minimise Erosion
For areas of the site which drain to a sediment basin, implement drainage and erosion control measures prior to rainfall which prevent or minimise rill erosion and gully erosion
For areas of the site which do not drain to a sediment basin, implement drainage and erosion control measures prior to rainfall (including contingency measures) which prevent or minimise erosion, including rain drop erosion, chemical erosion, rill erosion and gully erosion
Prior to the completion of the development and commencement of use, all site surfaces must be effectively stabilised using methods which have achieved effective short-term stabilisation and which will continue to achieve effective stabilisation in the medium to long-term. For the purpose of this condition, an effectively stabilised surface is defined as one that does not, or is not likely to result in visible evidence of soil loss caused by sheet, rill or gully erosion or lead to sedimentation, or lead to water contamination.
Manage concentrated stormwater flows
Prior to each rainfall event ensure concentrated stormwater flow paths are provided with capacity in accordance with IECA (2008) Table 4.3.1 and are structurally stable in all rainfall events for the following sources:
(a)		From stormwater catchments upslope of the area of disturbance which are either stable or external to the site, ensure stormwater is diverted or managed either:
around the site or through the site without causing erosion and without contaminating the flow; or
if it is impractical to convey the flows around or through the site, convey the flows into appropriately sized sediment basins without causing erosion
(b)	From all disturbed areas of the site to sediment basin(s) without causing erosion
Minimise sediment released from the site
Install and maintain sediment basins for each disturbed catchment area of the site  and including undisturbed catchments which cannot be diverted, such that:
(a)	Each basin is sized and operated in accordance with either a Type-A or Type-B sediment basin as documented in IECA (2008) Appendix B (June 2018).
(b)	Each basin is to be provided with an automated system of flocculent dosing and a suitable supply of flocculent/coagulant, with the type of flocculent/coagulant determined based on Chemical Coagulants and Flocculants Fact Sheet (IECA, 2018).
(c)	Markers are provided within each basin indicating the maximum sediment storage level and any additional water storage capacity for water reuse.
(d)	During discharge from the primary outlet system, the concentration of total suspended solids (“TSS”) discharged does not exceed 50mg/L and that pH is within the range of 6.5-8.5 unless entering a naturally acidic environment.
Install and maintain additional sediment control measures within the site, as necessary to maximise sediment capture.
Minimise the tracking of dirt from the site onto roadways. Ensure that all dirt on roadways caused by vehicles leaving the site is removed without causing water contamination, prior to rainfall and at least at the end of each work day.
Sediment and erosion control measures must be in place prior to works commencing. If such measures are not in place or are not satisfactory, “on the spot” fines may be issued. Such fines can be issued if sediments from the site are found to enter or have the potential to enter Council’s stormwater system, natural waterways, any downstream stormwater filtration system or adversely impacting on other properties.  The sediment and erosion control design and measures have NOT been approved, it is the site's Supervising Engineer who is responsible for ensuring that the sediment and erosion control measures have:
Been duly designed by an RPEQ or CPESC and constructed in accordance with "best practise" methods,
Been revised by an RPEQ or CPESC to address the issues raised by changes in the projected construction schedule and/or methods,
Been revised to address predicted rainfall events, and
Achieve the desired environmental outcomes.
Council may request further controls to be installed should the implemented measures be found inefficient.
Earthworks and the implementation of erosion and sediment controls are undertaken in ways which ensure flooding characteristics (including stormwater quantity characteristics) external to the development site are not worsened during construction for all events up to and including the 1% AEP (1 in 100 year ARI) event.
Drainage paths must be regularly inspected to ensure the sediment fences/measures are not being bypassed as a result of sediment build up. Sediment laden runoff must be prevented from leaving the subject site and entering neighbouring properties and/or stormwater systems.
Soil exposure must be limited on the site to a distance of no more than 2m beyond the extent of earthworks shown on the approved plans except where the exposed soil is effectively stabilised without delay and prior to rainfall occurring.
A log book for the Erosion and Sediment Control measures and inspections must be maintained by the site manager and made readily available to Council when requested. The supervising engineer must verify and endorsed the E&SC measures upon their installation, and periodically check these measures and the log book during construction and the stabilisation stages. Any defects in erosion and sediment control devices, such as sediment fences, are to be inspected and documented. Upon Inspection, the contractor is to determine whether the device should be replaced or repaired. Documentation is to include how the damage was caused and what measures can be implemented to reduce the possibility of repeat occurrences. Any damage to either permanent or temporary water quality control structures or devices is to be immediately rectified at the contractor’s expense.
The effectiveness of the erosion and sediment control devices must be monitored. All ESC measures are to be inspected:
at least daily (when work is occurring on site) or weekly (when work is not occurring on site); or
within 24 hours of expected rain; or
within 18 hours of a rainfall event (i.e. an event of sufficient intensity and duration to mobilise sediment on site).
Prior to the completion of the development and commencement of use, all site surfaces must be effectively stabilised using methods which have achieved effective short-term stabilisation and which will continue to achieve effective stabilisation in the medium to long-term. For the purpose of this condition, an effectively stabilised surface is defined as one that does not, or is not likely to result in visible evidence of soil loss caused by sheet, rill or gully erosion or lead to sedimentation, or lead to water contamination.
Damage to Services and Assets
Any damage caused to existing services and assets as a result of the development works must be repaired at no cost to the asset owner at the following times:
where the damage would cause a hazard to pedestrian or vehicle safety, immediately; or
where otherwise, upon completion of the works associated with the development.
Any repair work which proposes to alter the alignment or level of existing services and assets must first be referred to the relevant service authority for approval.
FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION / PRIOR TO COUNCIL ACCEPTING THE WORKS
Certification
Upon completion of the work and prior to final inspection by Council a certificate must be issued by an RPEQ certifying that the works have been carried out in accordance with the Operational Works permit.
referral agencies
Not applicable.
advisory notes
The following notes are included for guidance and information purposes only and do not form part of the assessment manager conditions:
General Advisory Notes
Council has undertaken a general audit check of the Operational Works drawings in relations to the proposed works.  A detailed check of the calculations and drawings has not been undertaken, as they have been certified by a RPEQ.  The RPEQ bears full responsibility for all aspects of the engineering design.  Council reserves the right to require further amendments and/or additions at a later date should design errors become apparent.
To note, that Setout Tables and their contents shown on the approved plans are not part of Council assessment and approval. The design engineer and the certifying RPEQ are responsible for their accuracy
Council reserves the right to call up any performance bond held or levy charges against the property, should emergency works be required to be undertaken by Council to make the site safe due to inactivity on the development site for extended periods of time.
Should any changes or modifications to the approved plans be required as a result of construction constraints, a “Request to change an existing approval” under the Planning Act 2016 must be made. Amended plans clearly indicating the changes must be lodged with this application along with the appropriate fees.
Prestart and Inspections Request
Contact Council on 5329 6245 to arrange a prestart or an inspection giving a minimum of 5 business days notice of preferred inspection time.
If Council officers are required to undertake additional inspections of the same works, a reinspection fee will be applicable in accordance with Council’s Fees and Charges register applicable at the time.
Environmental Advisory Notes
The Environmental Protection Act 1994 states that a person must not carry out any activity that causes, or is likely to cause, environmental harm unless the person takes all reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or minimise the harm. Environmental harm includes environmental nuisance. In this regard persons and entities, involved in the civil, earthworks, construction and landscaping phases of this development are to adhere to their ‘general environmental duty’ to minimise the risk of causing environmental harm.
Erosion and Sediment Control
Accepted best practice standards include:
the Sunshine Coast Regional Council Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control V1.2 or other superseding document subsequently adopted by Council;
Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control, International Erosion Control Association (2008)
As a general rule, a site is determined to have achieved effective short-term stabilisation if at the time of the final inspection:
Methods of stabilisation are:
appropriate for slopes and slope lengths; and
are consistent with best practice environmental management practices such as in the Manual for Erosion and Sediment Control or the IECA Manual; and
Stormwater runoff from the site is not currently, and is not likely to result in visible evidence of sedimentation or erosion, or lead to water contamination.
If at the time of request for the final inspection, the method of short-term stabilisation has not achieved a level of stability that Council's Officers believe will have a high probability of achieving long term stability, Council Officers may take the following matters into consideration in determining whether the site is capable of achieving medium to long-term stability:
evidence that the site has been effectively stabilised in the short term;
evidence that soil has been adequately ameliorated;
evidence that seed of annual and perennial grass species has been applied at an adequate rate; and
that grass seed has germinated at a density that is likely to achieve an effective grass cover.
Removal of Existing Trees and Vegetation
Stockpiling mulch to the appropriate volume and separation is required for fire mitigation as well as optimum weed seed sterilisation
Qualified Person – Vegetation and Fauna
Qualified Person, for the purpose of:
Undertaking, supervising tree works is considered to be a person with a minimum three years current experience in tree protection, hazard identification/mitigation assessment and either:
International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) certification; or
A Diploma of Arboriculture.
Qualified Person, for the purpose of:
Managing Fauna protection, preparing Fauna reporting and certification and calculating compensatory habitat, is considered to be an Ecologist or Environmental Scientist with a minimum of three years current experience in the field of fauna  management and current Rehabilitation permit (spotter catcher) issued under Section 12(e) — Nature Conservation (Administration) Regulation 2017
Unexploded Ordinance
As a result of military training and live firing undertaken by Australian and Allied forces there are many areas throughout Australia not controlled by the Commonwealth, which may be subject to residual Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) contamination. In accordance with the Commonwealth Policy, the Department of Defence has undertaken to identify and record sites where there is potential for such contamination. Further information can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/UXO/
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003
There may be a requirement to establish a Cultural Heritage Management Plan and/or obtain approvals pursuant to the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2003 (ACH Act).
The ACH Act establishes a cultural heritage duty of care which provides that: “A person who carries out an activity must take all reasonable and practicable measures to ensure the activity does not harm Aboriginal cultural heritage”. It is an offence to fail to comply with the duty of care. Substantial monetary penalties may apply to individuals or corporations breaching this duty of care. Injunctions may also be issued by the Land and Resources Tribunal, and the Minister administering the ACH Act can also issue stop orders for an activity that is harming or is likely to harm Aboriginal cultural heritage or the cultural heritage value of Aboriginal cultural heritage.
You should contact the Cultural Heritage Unit on 07 3247 6212 to discuss any obligations under the ACH Act.
Infrastructure Charges
All developments and/or changes to existing developments may require payment of “Infrastructure Charges” (as applicable) in accordance with Council’s “Charges Resolution” made pursuant to the planning legislation and regulations current at the time of issue.
property notes
Not applicable.
variation approval details
Not applicable.
further development permits required
Development Permit for Operational - Landscaping
submissions
Not applicable
rights of appeal
You are entitled to appeal against this decision. A copy of the relevant appeal provisions from the Planning Act 2016 is attached.
During the appeal period, you as the applicant may suspend your appeal period and make written representations to Council about the conditions contained within the development approval. If Council agrees or agrees in part with the representations, a negotiated decision notice will be issued. Only one negotiated decision notice may be given.
other details
If you wish to obtain more information about the decision, electronic copies are available on line at www.noosa.qld.gov.au or at Council Offices.

Yours faithfully,

Conor Neville
Environment Officer

Enc:	Appeal Rights
Approved Plans/Documents
cc.	Unitywater
DECISION NOTICE HISTORY
Original Decision Notice – 22 May 2020
Decision Notice - Minor OPW18/0341.01 – 1 March 2021, with an amendment to 1.

	Appeal Rights PLANNING ACT 2016 & PLANNING REGULATION 2017

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

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