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committee's report

The committee tabled its report on 6 November 2012.

View:  Report No. 13, 54th Parliament - Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
View:  Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
View:  The Bill's Explanatory Notes
 

Referral

On 13 September 2012 Hon Jeff Seeney MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning, introduced the Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 to the Queensland Parliament.

In accordance with Standing Order 131, the Bill has been referred to the State Development, Infrastructure and Industry Committee for consideration. The committee must provide its report to the House by 6 November 2012.

The Bill

A Bill for an Act to amend the Airport Assets (Restructuring and Disposal) Act 2008, the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995, the Environmental Protection (Greentape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012, the Fisheries Act 1994, the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009, the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, the Transport Infrastructure Act 1994, the Water Act 2000 and the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008 for particular purposes.

The Bill seeks to:

• improve the coordination and responsiveness of state government in dealing with particular development applications (proposing development within or partially within state jurisdiction);
• remove ineffective master planning and structure planning arrangements;
• reduce regulatory 'red tape' for development applications involving a state resource;
• provide some flexibility in the requirements for supporting information accompanying a development application;
• provide that certain provisions within the Queensland Planning Provisions also apply to local government planning schemes made under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (repealed);
• give the Planning and Environment Court general discretion in relation to costs; and
• introduce an alternative dispute resolution process in the Planning and Environment Court for minor disputes.

Submissions closed:  12 October 2012.
Public briefing:            5 October 2012 - transcript
Public hearing:           25 October 2012 - transcript