Draft amendment 02/2023 of the State Planning Provisions
What's new?
The Minister has issued terms of reference for draft amendment 02/2023 of the State Planning Provisions (SPPs) proposed as a minor amendment of the SPPs.
The Tasmanian Planning Commission will provide the Minister with advice on whether draft amendment 02/2023 meets the criteria for a minor amendment of the SPPs.
Summary
The Minister for Planning has issued terms of reference for amendment 02/2023 of the State Planning Provisions (SPPs) proposed as a minor amendment of the SPPs.
Draft amendment 02/2023 will make any necessary amendments of the SPPs to:
- correct various clerical errors in the SPPs; and
- remove inconsistencies between the SPPs and other legislation.
The Tasmanian Planning Commission (Commission) must give the Minister advice on whether draft amendment 02/2023 meets the criteria for a minor amendment of the SPPs under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPA Act) before a minor amendment of the SPPs can be made.
A draft amendment to the SPPs that meets the minor amendment criteria does not require public exhibition.
After considering the Commission’s advice the Minister will determine whether to make amendment 02/2023 as a minor amendment of the SPPs.
The proposed amendment 02/2023 of the SPPs will apply in council areas where the Tasmanian Planning Scheme is in effect.
Background
The preparation of terms of reference for draft amendment 02/2023 is part of progressing the SPPs Review Action Group 1 project.
The SPPs are the statewide set of consistent planning rules in the Tasmanian Planning Scheme (TPS). The SPPs came into effect on 2 March 2017.
A comprehensive review of the SPPs commenced in March 2022 as part of the 5-yearly statutory review required under the LUPA Act. The scoping consultation for the SPPs Review identified a variety of strategic and technical issues for investigation through 163 submissions.
The SPPs Review work program categorises issues into Action Groups and projects for preparation of SPPs amendments or for issues that require further investigation.
The Action Group 1 project has commenced preparing batches of SPPs amendments to address stand-alone or well resolved issues such as operational matters and clarifying and improving requirements. This draft amendment to the SPPs has been identified as part of the Action Group 1 project, to correct a number of clerical errors and inconsistencies, clarify the requirements, and align with changes to legislation in response to submissions by stakeholders, including local councils, State agencies and authorities, and others involved in the operation of the SPPs.
Key documents
What happens next
The Minister will consider the Commission’s advice on whether draft amendment 02/2023 meets the criteria for a minor amendment of the SPPs and determine whether to make the amendment.
More information
The preparation of terms of reference for draft amendment 02/2023 is part of progressing the SPPs Review Action Group 1 project. More information on the SPPs Review work program, and allocation of Action Groups and projects is available at the State Planning Provisions Review page on this website and in the SPPs Review issues scoping consultation report – June 2023 and Appendix 2 - Action Group and project summary table.
More information on the preparation and assessment of draft SPPs amendments process (JPG, 109.8 KB) under LUPA is available in a flowchart on this website.
If you have any questions about the terms of reference or SPP amendment, please contact the State Planning Office by emailing state.planning@dpac.tas.gov.au, or phone 1300 703 977.