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ARTICLE · 20 FEBRUARY 2017

Getting to know the new Queensland Planning Act 2016: Planning instruments and the Ministers powers

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The Planning Act sets out new powers for the Minister, but much of the fine detail will be in a future regulation.

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While the Planning Act sets out new powers for the Minister, much of the fine detail on planning will be in a future Planning Regulation.

This article is the second in our series examining the key provisions of the new Planning Act, which is expected to commence on 3 July 2017.

State and local planning instruments

Similarly to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009 (Qld) (SPA), the Planning Act provides for two types of planning instruments:

  • State planning instruments: made by the Minister to protect or give effect to State interests and is a State planning policy or a regional plan; and
  • local planning instruments: made by a local government, and is a planning scheme, temporary local planning instrument (TLPI) or planning scheme policy.

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