Schedule 1, Paragraph 27: Part 6, Chapter 1 –Handling of application by the Commission Section 55 – Acceptance of applications
128.This section provides that when the Commission receives an application for an order granting development consent, the Commission must decide whether or not to accept it. The Commission can accept the application only if it complies with the requirements set out in the Act at section 37 and the Commission is satisfied as to the other matters set out in subsection (3) of section 55. The Commission must notify the applicant of its decision.