Northern Territory Subdivision Development Guidelines

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Development Suitability Assessments

Reference Document	Section
Specification For Environmental Management	3
Northern Territory Land Suitability Guidelines	3.1
Environment Protection Act 2019 (Formerly Environmental Assessment Act 1982)	3.2
Guide to the Environmental Impact Assessment Process in the Northern Territory	3.2
Referring a Proposal to the NT EPA	3.2
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976	3.3
Northern Territory Aboriginal Sacred Sites Act 1989 (NT)	3.3
Heritage Act 2011 (NT)	3.4
National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999	3.5
Northern Territory Contaminated Land Guidelines	3.5
Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 (NT)	3.5
Recommended Land Use Separation Distances	3.7

Streets and Pathways

Reference Document	Section
Austroad Design Guides	4
DIPL Policy "Road Safety Audit"	4.10

Public Open Space

Reference Document	Section
Disability Discrimination Act 1992	5.7.2
Building Code of Australia	5.9.2

Stormwater Drainage

Reference Document	Section
Australian Rainfall and Runoff 2019	7
Austroads Guidelines	7
Constructed Wetlands in the Northern Territory Guidelines to Prevent Mosquito Breeding	7
Guidelines for Preventing Biting Insect Problems for Urban Residential Developments or Subdivisions	7
Queensland Urban Drainage Manual (QUDM)	7
Stormwater Drainage Design in Small Urban Catchments	7
Waste Management and Pollution Control Act 1998 (NT)	7
Water Act 1992 (NT)	7
MUSIC Modelling Guidelines	7.10.2
Best Practice Erosion and Sediment Control	7.10.3
Land Management Technical Notes and Fact Sheets	7.10.3
The Australian National Committee on Large Dam Guidelines	7.9.14

Water

Reference Document	Section
Indigenous Community Engineering Guidelines	8
Power and Water Design Standards	8
Water Act 1992 (NT)	8.2

Wastewater Management

Reference Document	Section
Indigenous Community Engineering Guidelines	9
Power and Water Design Standards	9.1
Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000 (NT)	9.1
Guidelines for Land Capability Assessment for On-site Wastewater Management	9.2, 9.3
Recommended Land Use Separation Distances	9.2, 9.3
Code of Practice for On-site Wastewater Management	9.3
Guidelines for Wastewater Works Design Approval of Recycled Water Systems	9.3
Mosquito Breeding and Wastewater Treatment and Disposal in the Northern Territory	9.3

Electrical

Reference Document	Section
Indigenous Community Engineering Guidelines	10.1
Network Policy NP001 Design and Construction for Network Assets	10.1
Network Policy NP020 Guidelines for Developers of Subdivisions and Electricity Infrastructure	10.1
Network Policy NP041 Guidelines for Electrical Design Consultants	10.1
Power and Water Overhead Line, Underground and Aerial Bundled Cable Manuals (URL To Be Confirmed)	10.1

Communications

Reference Document	Section
Communications Alliance G645: Fibre-Ready Pit and Pipe Specification	11

Lighting

Reference Document	Section
Street Lighting Connection Flow Chart	12.2.7

Background Support Documents

Reference Document	Section
Request for Amendment Template	1
Variation and Amendment Process	1