6. Functions of local planning authorities

Terms defined in s 2

• Committee

  Committee

  Defined · s 2

  “Committee” means the State Planning Committee established under section 4;

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• development

  development

  Defined · s 2

  “development” means the carrying out of any building, engineering, mining, industrial, or other similar operation in, on, over, or under land, the making of any material change in the use of any land or building or any part thereof, or the subdivision or amalgamation of lands; and

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• local planning authority

  local planning authority

  Defined · s 2

  “local planning authority”, in relation to an area, shall be construed as provided in section 5 and, in relation to any land or building, means the local planning authority, as so construed, for the area in which the land or building is situated;

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• plan

  plan

  Defined · s 2

  “plan” includes reports, drawings, maps and models;

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• regional planning committee

  regional planning committee

  Defined · s 2

  “regional planning committee”, in relation to an area, means the regional planning committee established for that area under section 6A;

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• use

  use

  Defined · s 2

  “use”, in relation to any land, means any use of the land other than merely for the keeping or storage of materials and equipment intended to be employed in the construction or erection of a building on the land, or as a site for temporary buildings for the accommodation of workers involved in the construction or erection of the building;

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