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Planning system reform
Creating a national leading practice model for development assessment
The ACT Government has made a commitment to change the current planning system to make it simpler to use, faster and more effective. Following consultation over the past several years, the new system is set to come into effect on 31 March 2008.
Changes
The ACT's planning legislation, development approval processes as well as the structure of the Territory Plan are changing. The changes are summarised in the Introduction to planning system reform - development assessment (PDF 215KB).
Legislation
The legislation that will be in effect from March 31 is the Planning and Development Act 2007. It was passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly in August 2007.
Regulations
A set of regulations will support the legislation, and will also commence on 31 March 2008. These are the:
- Planning and Development Regulation 2008, which includes a Schedule of development exempt from development approval; and
- Building (General) Regulation 2008, which repeals and replaces the Building Regulation 2004 and includes a Schedule of buildings and building work exempt from building approval.
Territory Plan
A new Territory Plan will come into effect with the new planning system on 31 March 2008. It was agreed to by the ACT Legislative Assembly in March 2008.
The ACT Government's response to public submissions (PDF 318KB) follows consultation on the restructured Territory Plan in 2007.
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