State planning regulatory provisions

The state government introduced a new planning instrument (state planning regulatory provisions) into the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA) in 2007. State planning regulatory provisions can be used in the following circumstances:

  1. to implement a regional plan
  2. to implement structure plans for master planned areas
  3. to allow the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning to respond to environmental, cultural, economic or social issues in local areas by affecting the operation of planning schemes
  4. to apply state infrastructure charges within master planned areas.

State planning regulatory provisions affect the operation of a planning scheme.They provide a single overarching planning instrument that can be applied in a range of circumstances, with the ability to regulate and prohibit development.

Statutory regional plans utilise state planning regulatory provisions however, not all statutory regional plans will require regulatory provisions.  The need for regulatory provisions will be determined when developing a regional plan.

State planning regulatory provisions have effect from the date of gazettal of the draft regulatory provisions (by notification in the Government Gazette) until the final provisions have been made and given effect.  This means that draft state planning regulatory provisions are in operation and effective while public consultation is carried out and submissions about the provisions are being considered. This is necessary to avoid any potential adverse consequences involved in proposing a state planning regulatory provision.

Any assessment requirements that occur through the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS) as a result of draft and final regulatory provisions will be undertaken by the Queensland Government.

State planning regulatory provisions currently in effect include:

Last Updated ( Saturday, 01 August 2009 )