17   Advertisements with display area greater than 20 square metres or higher than 8 metres above ground

(1)  This clause applies to an advertisement:

(a)  that has a display area greater than 20 square metres, or

(b)  that is higher than 8 metres above the ground.

(2)  The display of an advertisement to which this clause applies is advertised development for the purposes of the Act.

(3)  The consent authority must not grant consent to an application to display an advertisement to which this clause applies unless:

(a)  the applicant has provided the consent authority with an impact statement that addresses the assessment criteria in Schedule 1 and the consent authority is satisfied that the proposal is acceptable in terms of its impacts, and

(b)  the application has been advertised in accordance with section 79A of the Act, and

(c)  the consent authority gave a copy of the application to the RTA at the same time as the application was advertised in accordance with section 79A of the Act if the application is an application for the display of an advertisement to which clause 18 applies.