Local Government Act 1993 - Local Government (Approvals) Amendment (Fees and Signage) Regulation 1997 (1997-407) [GG No 93 of 22.8.1997, p 6456] (NSW)

1997 No 407

New South Wales

Local Government (Approvals)

Amendment (Fees and Signage)

Regulation 1997

under the

Local Government Act 1993

His Excellency the Lieutentant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Local Government Act 1993.

ERNIE PAGE, M.P.,

Minister for Local Government

Explanatory note

The objects of this Regulation are:

(a)	to increase the fee payable for an application to erect a building (see Schedule 1 [l]), and
(b)	to require the erection, in a prominent position on a site on which a building is to be erected or demolished, of a sign stating that unauthorised entry to the site is not permitted and giving an after hours contact name and telephone number (see Schedule 1 [3]), and
(c)	to make a consequential amendment (see Schedule 1 [2]).

The increase in the fee payable for an application to erect a building applies building work and in certain circumstances) will not apply if the building work involved relates to the interior of a building only or if the council concerned is satisfied that, because a building on the site will continue to be occupied during the building work, the erection of signage is unnecessary. This Regulation is made under the Local Government Act 1993, including section 80 (application fees), section 748 (the general regulation-making power) and Schedule 6.

to projects costing over $5000.

Published in Gazette No 93 of 22 August 1997, page 6456 Page 1

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Clause 1 Local Government (Approvals) Amendment (Fees and Signage) Regulation 1997

Local Government (Approvals) Amendment

(Fees and Signage) Regulation 1997

1 Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Local Government (Approvals)

Amendment (Fees and Signage) Regulation 1997.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on I September, 1997.

1. Amendment of Local Government (Approvals) Regulation 1993

   The Local Government (Approvals) Regulation 1993 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

4 Notes

The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.

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Local Government (Approvals) Amendment (Fees and Signage) Regulation 1997

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]        Clause 10 Application fees

Omit “0.3%” wherever occurring in the Table to clause 10.
Insert instead “0.35%”.

[2]        Clause 37A Restriction of public access to building sites

Omit clause 37A (3).

[3]        Clause 37B

Insert after clause 37A:

37B Signage

(1)

The purpose of this clause is to require the erection of signage on certain sites on which building work is to be carried out.

(2)

It is a condition of an approval to erect or demolish a building that a sign must be erected on the site on which the building work is to be carried out in a prominent, visible position:

(a)	stating that unauthorised entry to the site is not permitted, and
(b)	showing the name of the builder or another person responsible for the site and a telephone number at which the builder or other person can be contacted outside working hours.

(3)

This clause does not apply to:

(a)	an application for approval that relates only to the carrying out of building work inside an existing building, or
(b)	a case in which the council is satisfied that, because a building on the site will continue to be occupied during the carrying out of the building work, the erection of signage on the site is not necessary.

(4)

A sign erected to meet the requirements of this clause must be removed when the building work has been completed.