Courts Act 2016

Amendment of section 170A of Planning and Development Act 2000

5. Section 170A (inserted by the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2015 ) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 is amended—

(a) in subsection (3)(a), by the substitution, for “satisfies”, of “fails to satisfy”, and the deletion of “and may satisfy the criteria referred to in subparagraph (v) of that paragraph”, and

(b) in subsection (3)(b), by the substitution, for subparagraphs (iii), (iv) and (v), of:

“(iii) would not significantly increase or decrease the overall floor area or density of proposed development, and

(iv) would not adversely affect or diminish the amenity of the area that is the subject of the proposed amendment.”.