Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PLANNING AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO 19 OF 2020) - SECT 20

(1)     Section 30J, heading

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Notices

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Signs

(2)     Section 30J(1)

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notices

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signs

(3)     Section 30J(2)

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    (2)     The signs must:

    (a)     briefly describe the amendment proposal and development proposal in the concurrent application; and

    (b)     specify the following details, as applicable:

        (i)     the current zone of the land;

        (ii)     that no zone is currently specified for the land;

        (iii)     the zone proposed for the land; and

    (c)     state that written submissions about the application may be made to the consent authority within the exhibition period; and

    (d)     be placed on, or within a reasonable distance from, the road frontage of the land; and

    (e)     be clearly legible to a person from the public road nearest to the land.

(4)     Section 30J(3), penalty provision

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    (3A)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     a sign is placed on land in accordance with this section; and

    (b)     the person intentionally removes the sign; and

    (c)     the removal occurred before the end of the period of exhibition for the concurrent application.

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (3B)     Strict liability applies to subsection (3A)(a) and (c).