Draft Land Use Planning and Approvals (Amendment) Bill 2022
What's new?
The Bill was proclaimed on 17 May 2023 and is now in effect.
Summary
The Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPA Act) was amended in 2020 to introduce the major projects assessment process. Applying the new major projects assessment process to the new Bridgewater Bridge project identified where some improvements to the process could be made and the Government sought to address these with the draft Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment Bill 2022 (PDF, 992.7 KB) (draft Bill). The draft Bill was revised following the review of submissions received during consultation and was tabled in Parliament. A consultation report was prepared and is available below.
Parliament approved the Bill in late 2022, then it was proclaimed on 17 May 2023 and is now in effect.
Key document
Land Use Planning and Approvals (Amendment) Bill 2022 - consultation report (PDF, 298.3 KB)
Supporting documentation
The draft Land Use Planning and Approvals (Amendment) Bill 2022 aimed to address 10 different themes to improve the major projects assessment process. These are contained in the following information sheets and FAQ:
- Information sheet 1 - amendments relating to sensitive material (PDF, 337.9 KB)
- Information sheet 2 - updating legislation references in line with current Acts
(PDF, 180.0 KB) - Information sheet 3 - making better use of digital technology for information sharing
(PDF, 183.5 KB) - Information sheet 4 - relating to landowners whose land is included in a major project declaration
(PDF, 223.8 KB) - Information sheet 5 - granting permission for site investigations after a major project has been declared
(PDF, 296.7 KB) - Information sheet 6 - relating to land outside the area declared for a major project
(PDF, 329.7 KB) - Information sheet 7 - clarifying the process where a regulator fails to provide a response
(PDF, 178.9 KB) - Information sheet 8 - providing the Assessment Panel with additional time to consolidate advice from regulators
(PDF, 194.1 KB) - Information sheet 9 - relating to the process for correcting administrative errors
(PDF, 169.5 KB) - Information sheet 10 - introducing an additional process for amending a major project permit
(PDF, 327.0 KB)
Have your say
Consultation has now closed.
Submissions received
17 submissions have been received and are available for viewing (PDF, 5.7 MB).