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COMMITTEE'S REPORT

The committee tabled its report on 8 April 2016. 

View:    Report No. 23, 55th Parliament - Planning Bills 2015

The Government’s Bills

The Government’s Bills are available on the following links: 

1. Planning Bill 2015 – Explanatory Notes
2. Planning and Environment Court Bill 2015 – Explanatory Notes
3. Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 – Explanatory Notes

The Private Member’s Bills

The Private Member’s Bills are available on the following links:

1. Planning and Development (Planning for Prosperity) Bill 2015 – Explanatory Notes
2. Planning and Development (Planning Court) Bill 2015 – Explanatory Notes
3. Planning and Development (Planning for Prosperity—Consequential Amendments) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 – Explanatory Notes

The Planning Bills

The committee inquired into six Planning Bills. On 4 June 2015, the Member for Clayfield, Mr Tim Nicholls MP, introduced three Private Member’s Bills. The Bills were referred to the committee for examination.

The committee’s inquiries were suspended by the Parliament to enable concurrent consideration with the Government’s Planning Bills which were due be introduced later in the year.

On 12 November 2015, the Deputy Premier, Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning and Minister for Trade, Hon Jackie Trad MP, introduced three Government Planning Bills. The Bills were referred to the committee for examination.

On the same day, the Parliament reopened the committee’s inquiries into the private members’ Bills.

Departmental consultation

The Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning has conducted extensive consultation in relation to the Government’s Bills prior to their introduction. The Department’s consultation was separate to the committee’s consultation.

The Department sought feedback on the planning instruments to be developed to support the planning system.

The instruments were open for consultation from Monday 23 November to Friday 5 February 2016. The instruments included the:

• development assessment rules
• plan making rules
• infrastructure designation guidelines
• planning regulation.

Further information about the Department’s processes can be requested via email to bestplanning@dilgp.qld.gov.au.

Submissions

Submissions closed on 18 January 2016.