This Act provides a framework to integrate planning in a way that will make development ecologically sustainable, it is organized into six chapters. Section 1.2.1 states that the purposes of the Act is to seek ecological sustainability by: (a) coordinating and integrating planning at the local, regional and State levels; and (b) managing the process by which development occurs; and (c) managing the effects of development on the environment (including managing the use of premises). Chapter 2 is dedicated to planning, it covers local planning instruments (Part 1), State powers (Part 3), regional planning advisory committees (Part 5) and the designation of land for community infrastructure (Part 6). Chapter 3 is describes in details the integrated development assessment system (IDAS), that is the system “for integrating State and local government assessment and approval process for development” (sect. 3.1.1). Chapter 4 covers appeals, offences and enforcement, including provisions on the Planning and Environmental Court and on the establishment of building and development tribunals. Chapter 5 contains miscellaneous provisions, among others on infrastructure charges (Part 1), private certification (Part 3), compensation (Part 4), public housing (Part 6) and public access to planning and development information (Part 7). Chapter 6 contains transitional provisions. The Act is completed by nine schedules on: process for making or amending planning schemes, process for making temporary local planning instruments, process for making or amending planning schemes policies, process for making or amending state planning policies, community infrastructure, process for ministerial designation, process for ministerial designation if consultation has previously carried out, assessable, self-assessable and exempt development, dictionary.
Австралия · 1997-12-01