Debate on Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2020 focuses on streamlining approvals, timeframes for project commencement, and ministerial powers.

“This is about allowing a little bit of flexibility. If a proponent says that they want to build a new solar farm, for example, and it is going to take 28 months or 30 months to get up and going, then proposed section 278(2)(a) allows the commission the flexibility to enable approval to be given to such a project.”