❓ Hon Peter Collier, on behalf of Hon Tjorn Sibma, questions the Minister for Planning regarding specific evidence within the Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2020 related to community engagement, local planning strategies, consultation practices, and community benefits. The Minister's response outlines a phased approach to planning reforms.
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PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
AMENDMENT BILL 2020
571. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
This question is asked on behalf of
Hon Tjorn Sibma.
I
refer to the minister's second reading speech for the Planning and
Development Amendment Bill 2020. With respect to the claims about
improving community engagement, where specifically in this bill can I find
evidence of the following three components —
(a) elevating local planning
strategies;
(b) consistent and transparent
consultation practices; and
(c) ensuring real community benefits
flow from nature developments?
AMENDMENT BILL 2020
571. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the minister representing the Minister for Planning:
This question is asked on behalf of
Hon Tjorn Sibma.
I
refer to the minister's second reading speech for the Planning and
Development Amendment Bill 2020. With respect to the claims about
improving community engagement, where specifically in this bill can I find
evidence of the following three components —
(a) elevating local planning
strategies;
(b) consistent and transparent
consultation practices; and
(c) ensuring real community benefits
flow from nature developments?
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I thank Hon Tjorn Sibma for some
notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the
Minister for Planning.
(a)–(c) As
outlined in the Legislative Assembly, the legislative reforms to facilitate the
government's planning reform agenda will be delivered in two phases.
The Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2020 is phase 1 of those reforms.
Provisions to elevate the importance of local planning strategies will be
included in phase 2 of the planning reform legislative amendments. Provisions
for consistent and transparent consultation practices are a key component of
the wider planning reform program and will be delivered through three streams
of reform: regulatory, state planning policy and the development of clear and
consistent guidance. Amendments to the Planning
and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 will include
introducing standard consultation practices that apply for all
development applications across the state and new requirements for onsite
signage to display an image for developments over a prescribed construction value. Amendments to the R-codes will
also provide clear and consistent requirements for when to advertise
proposals that are subject to assessment under this document. These
requirements will be supported by guidance on how to advertise these types of
applications, which will be included in a planning toolkit guidance document
for planning processes currently under
development. The guidance for development application processes, including
consultation , is anticipated to be available by the end of the year.
Work on the preparation of a community engagement toolkit has also commenced.
This toolkit will provide a best practice and consistent guide for how and when
to undertake community engagement for all types of planning processes. The component relating to local planning is
anticipated to be complete within the next 12 months.
Part 11 of the bill expands the scope
of matters that can be dealt with by planning schemes to include a broader
range of community infrastructure. This is a critical amendment to ensure that
real community benefits can flow from major developments. It will also assist
in ensuring that future development contributions are used for meaningful
community infrastructure.
notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the
Minister for Planning.
(a)–(c) As
outlined in the Legislative Assembly, the legislative reforms to facilitate the
government's planning reform agenda will be delivered in two phases.
The Planning and Development Amendment Bill 2020 is phase 1 of those reforms.
Provisions to elevate the importance of local planning strategies will be
included in phase 2 of the planning reform legislative amendments. Provisions
for consistent and transparent consultation practices are a key component of
the wider planning reform program and will be delivered through three streams
of reform: regulatory, state planning policy and the development of clear and
consistent guidance. Amendments to the Planning
and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 will include
introducing standard consultation practices that apply for all
development applications across the state and new requirements for onsite
signage to display an image for developments over a prescribed construction value. Amendments to the R-codes will
also provide clear and consistent requirements for when to advertise
proposals that are subject to assessment under this document. These
requirements will be supported by guidance on how to advertise these types of
applications, which will be included in a planning toolkit guidance document
for planning processes currently under
development. The guidance for development application processes, including
consultation , is anticipated to be available by the end of the year.
Work on the preparation of a community engagement toolkit has also commenced.
This toolkit will provide a best practice and consistent guide for how and when
to undertake community engagement for all types of planning processes. The component relating to local planning is
anticipated to be complete within the next 12 months.
Part 11 of the bill expands the scope
of matters that can be dealt with by planning schemes to include a broader
range of community infrastructure. This is a critical amendment to ensure that
real community benefits can flow from major developments. It will also assist
in ensuring that future development contributions are used for meaningful
community infrastructure.
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