Reporting Obligations and Restriction on Public Submissions for Planning Schemes
Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025
Legislative Assembly
Legislative Council
Assent
Topics
Indigenous affairs Indigenous rights land use land valuation planning schemes public consultation urban planning
Introduced by: The Hon Sonya Kilkenny MP (ALP); Harriet Shing MLC (ALP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Planning authorities must give notice to native title holders, traditional owner group entities, and registered Aboriginal parties if a planning scheme amendment may affect their area.
Planning authorities are required to prepare and publish an engagement report detailing consultation outcomes and responses for planning scheme amendments.
Planning authorities must consult in the manner set by regulation and set a comment date for low-impact amendments.
The Planning Minister cannot exempt a planning authority from giving notice to land owners for public purpose reservations, road closures, or certain other Ministers set by regulation.
Planning authorities and panels are prohibited from changing or recommending changes to State standard provision terms, ICP land credit amounts, or public purpose land value estimates.
People making submissions on planning scheme amendments can request the inclusion or deletion of a provision but cannot request changes to the terms of a State standard provision.
Planning authorities are prohibited from using information obtained from a municipal council to identify land owners for any purpose other than giving notice or serving an order under the Act.