On 1 July 2013 the Queensland Government released a detailed
discussion paper on infrastructure charging. This followed an
exhaustive process of consultation with stakeholders from the
public and private sectors. Submissions in response to the
discussion paper which can be found at the
following link may be made until Friday 9 August 2013.
This article aims to provide a brief overview of the issues
contained in the discussion paper.
The Suggested Transitional Arrangements
The Government proposes that amendments to the statutory
infrastructure charging regime will be legislated and commence on 1
July 2014 with Local Governments and distributor retailers to be
allowed a transitional period to develop new processes to implement
the reforms. The paper proposes that the current regime will apply
to development applications that are decided before the new
charging regime takes effect, with the reforms applying to
development applications that are decided after the
