Determination to treat combined allotments as one allotment 502(1) Improves efficiency of decision-making by specifying the process ✓ 28 Establishes the circumstances when a MBS and decision-making criteria for making a determination. 502(2) or a PBS can make a determination in relation to combined allotments. Effect of determination Allowing multiple allotments in certain circumstances to be treated as one allotment provides an opportunity to reduce regulatory burden For clarity, states the effect of the making of on landowners. For example, by allowing building work to be a combined allotments determination which ✓ 502(3) 29 authorised under one building permit, and also where appropriate to is that the relevant allotments are treated as streamline some building standards which would otherwise be one allotment for the purposes of the Act and required by reason of the existence of an allotment boundary. the Regulations. PBS may exercise powers of MBS under this part Empowers a PBS to make a combined Removes a limitation on who is empowered to make combined allotments determination in circumstances ✓ 502(5) 30 allotment determinations to include a PBS in certain circumstances, they have been appointed under pt 6 of in addition to a MBS. the Act to issue a building permit for building work in relation to which the determination is sought. Pt 5—Building permits Div 1—General Proposed regulatory change 2006 2017 Short description of the Regulation Change Revoke Reduce Updated No Strengthen
502(1) 502(2) 28 Determination to treat combined allotments as one allotment Establishes the circumstances when a MBS or a PBS can make a determination in relation to combined allotments. ✓ Improves efficiency of decision-making by specifying the process and decision-making criteria for making a determination. 502(3) 29 Effect of determination For clarity, states the effect of the making of a combined allotments determination which is that the relevant allotments are treated as one allotment for the purposes of the Act and the Regulations. ✓ Allowing multiple allotments in certain circumstances to be treated as one allotment provides an opportunity to reduce regulatory burden on landowners. For example, by allowing building work to be authorised under one building permit, and also where appropriate to streamline some building standards which would otherwise be required by reason of the existence of an allotment boundary. 502(5) 30 PBS may exercise powers of MBS under this part Empowers a PBS to make a combined allotments determination in circumstances they have been appointed under pt 6 of the Act to issue a building permit for building work in relation to which the determination is sought. ✓ Removes a limitation on who is empowered to make combined allotment determinations to include a PBS in certain circumstances, in addition to a MBS. Pt 5—Building permits Div 1—General 2006 2017 Short description of the Regulation Proposed regulatory change Revoke No Change Updated Reduce Strengthen
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