23   Acid sulfate soils

(1)  Development that is likely to result in the disturbance of more than one tonne of soil or to lower the water table in areas where acid sulfate soils exist may be carried out only with development consent despite the Environmental Planning and Assessment Model Provisions 1980, as adopted by this plan.

(2)  Before granting a consent required by this clause, the consent authority must consider:

(a)  the adequacy of an acid sulfate soils management plan prepared for the proposed development in accordance with the Acid Sulfate Soils Assessment Guidelines (ASSAG), and

(b)  the likelihood of the proposed development resulting in the discharge of acid waters, and

(c)  (Repealed)

(3)  This clause requires consent for development to be carried out despite clause 10 of State Environmental Planning Policy No 4—Development Without Consent and Miscellaneous Exempt and Complying Development.