66. Amendments to Planning Act 1998

The Planning Act 1998 is amended —

by deleting the words “and for the imposition of development charges on the development of land” in the long title;

by deleting the definition of “development charge” in section 2;

by inserting, immediately after section 21, the following section:“Full payment of land betterment charge may be condition precedent to written permission, etc.21A. Despite any other provision in this Act, it is lawful for —

the competent authority or Minister to refuse to grant written permission under section 14 for a development or subdivision of any land; or

the competent authority to refuse to accept a lodgment of any plans for a development or subdivision of any land authorised by notification in the Gazette made under section 21(6),if any land betterment charge that is payable under the Land Betterment Charge Act 2021 with respect to the development or subdivision is not paid in full and where no deferment determination relating to the land betterment charge is in force.”;

by deleting the words “, 29 or 39(7)” in section 22A and substituting the words “or 29”;

by repealing Parts 5 and 5A;

by repealing section 50;

by deleting paragraph (a) of section 60(1); and

by deleting subsection (4) of section 62.