❓ Mr. Zempilas questions the WA government on DAP application diversions, processing times, and determination times. The government clarifies the application process and provides data on processing and determination times, noting a recent transition impacting determination timeframes.
AnsweredQoN 866Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Development Assessment Panel (DAP) process in WA, and I
ask: (a) What is the
number of applications that have been diverted from the DAP system to Local
Government in the following years: (i) 2021; (ii) 2022; (iii) 2023; and (iv) 2024; (b) What proportion of development applications took longer than 120 days to
process in the following years: (i) 2015; (ii) 2016; (iii) 2017; (iv) 2018; (v) 2019; (vi) 2020; (vii) 2021; (viii) 2022; (ix) 2023; and (x) 2024; and (c) What was the
average time for DAPs to determine a development application in the following
years: (i) 2015; (ii) 2016; (iii) 2017; (iv) 2018; (v) 2019; (vi) 2020; (vii) 2021; (viii) 2022; (ix) 2023; and (x) 2024?
ask: (a) What is the
number of applications that have been diverted from the DAP system to Local
Government in the following years: (i) 2021; (ii) 2022; (iii) 2023; and (iv) 2024; (b) What proportion of development applications took longer than 120 days to
process in the following years: (i) 2015; (ii) 2016; (iii) 2017; (iv) 2018; (v) 2019; (vi) 2020; (vii) 2021; (viii) 2022; (ix) 2023; and (x) 2024; and (c) What was the
average time for DAPs to determine a development application in the following
years: (i) 2015; (ii) 2016; (iii) 2017; (iv) 2018; (v) 2019; (vi) 2020; (vii) 2021; (viii) 2022; (ix) 2023; and (x) 2024?
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Answered
18 November 2025
Responded by
Minister for Planning and Lands
Response time
9 days
(a) This is not how the planning system works. Application cannot be diverted from a particular pathway.
(b)
(i) 12 per cent
(ii) 13 per cent
(iii) 5 per cent
(iv) 8 per cent
(v) 6 per cent
(vi) 6 per cent
(vii) 7 per cent
(viii) 5 per cent
(ix) 6 per cent
(x) 8 per cent
(c)
(i) 85 days
(ii) 90 days
(iii) 80 days
(iv) 86 days
(v) 81 days
(vi) 87 days
(vii) 90 days
(viii) 89 days
(ix) 91 days
(x) 96 days*
*Reflects the transition to new processes including a new pool of DAP members and scheduled meetings – with determination timeframes expected to normalise as embedded.
(b)
(i) 12 per cent
(ii) 13 per cent
(iii) 5 per cent
(iv) 8 per cent
(v) 6 per cent
(vi) 6 per cent
(vii) 7 per cent
(viii) 5 per cent
(ix) 6 per cent
(x) 8 per cent
(c)
(i) 85 days
(ii) 90 days
(iii) 80 days
(iv) 86 days
(v) 81 days
(vi) 87 days
(vii) 90 days
(viii) 89 days
(ix) 91 days
(x) 96 days*
*Reflects the transition to new processes including a new pool of DAP members and scheduled meetings – with determination timeframes expected to normalise as embedded.
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