after the note, insert
(2) For subsection (1) (a), a provision of a development approval is taken to be a condition of the approval only if the approval is expressed to be given on the condition that the provision is complied with.
Example—condition
Development plans do not include windows in the front wall. The approval is expressed to be subject to the condition that the front wall not have windows.
Example—not a condition
Development plans do not include windows in the front wall. The approval is given without explicit mention of windows in the front wall being a condition of the approval.
Note An approval may be given subject to conditions, see the Act, s 165 (Conditional approvals).