Under the new Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (SA), a number of ‘relevant authorities’ will be able to make decisions about development applications. These ‘relevant authorities’ include:
See 'Planning and Development – Assessment Authorities'.
State Planning Commission
The State Planning Commission is a special statutory body responsible for certain types of development or development in certain areas. The SPC is also the relevant authority if a local council is itself the developer or has a conflict of interest over the development. The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (SA) and Planning, Development and Infrastructure (General) Regulations 2017 (SA) set out the different circumstances in which the SPC or local council is responsible for a particular development. Examples of situations where the SPC would be the relevant authority are:
Where the State Planning Commission is the relevant authority and the proposal involves building work, the SPC can refer the building aspects of the assessment to the council or a private certifier [Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (SA) s 99(d)].
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