[no bill text published] New exhibition and tabling requirements for housing land supply orders
Housing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Minister cannot make a housing land supply order if it significantly changes the version shown to the public; the altered order must be exhibited first.
Housing land supply orders are now treated as regulations under the Acts Interpretation Act 1931; this subjects them to parliamentary tabling and disallowance.
Planning scheme amendments are void if the underlying housing land supply order is disallowed by parliament.
Housing land supply orders can now include drafts of site-specific qualifications or specific area plans.
The Minister must publish the reasons and submissions on a department website for six months if they decide not to proceed with an order.
The Minister must publish the reasons and grounds for making an order on a department website for six months.