19   Development of flood prone land

(1)  This clause applies to land in the vicinity of the Cooks River and Muddy Creek defined as flood prone land in the latest appropriate study adopted by the consent authority for the purposes of this clause.

(2)  Before granting consent for development of land to which this clause applies, the consent authority must consider:

(a)  the impact of the proposed development on flood flows and whether any compensatory works should be provided, and

(b)  if land filling is involved, whether any compensatory flood storage or other flood mitigation works should be provided, and

(c)  the impact of the development on the ecological significance of the Cooks River and Muddy Creek and their wetlands and measures that can minimise any adverse impact, such as the provision of compensatory wetland habitats.