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TASMANIA
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LAND USE PLANNING AND APPROVALS
AMENDMENT BILL 2007
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CONTENTS
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
2. Commencement
PART 2 LAND USE PLANNING AND APPROVALS ACT 1993
AMENDED
3. Principal Act
4. Section 9 amended (Planning directive)
5. Section 16 inserted
16. Power of Minister to dispense with certain
requirements
6. Section 20 amended (What can a planning scheme provide for?)
7. Section 25 amended (Public exhibition of draft planning
schemes)
8. Section 32 amended (Requirements for preparation of
amendments)
9. Section 37 amended (Power of Commission to dispense with
certain requirements)
10. Section 38 amended (Public exhibition of draft amendment)
11. Section 40 amended (Consideration by Commission of draft
amendment and relevant representations)
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12. Section 43B amended (Application of certain provisions to draft
amendment)
13. Section 43K amended (Minor amendment of permits referred to
in section 43H)
14. Section 44 substituted
44. Review of planning schemes
15. Section 48A inserted
48A. Notice to remove signs
16. Section 51 amended (Permits)
17. Section 52 amended (What if applicant is not the owner?)
18. Section 53 amended (When does a permit take effect?)
19. Section 54 amended (Additional information)
20. Section 57 amended (Applications for discretionary permits)
21. Section 59 amended (Failure to determine an application for a
permit)
22. Section 61 amended (Appeals against planning decisions)
23. Section 62 amended (Determination of appeals)
24. Section 63 amended (Obstruction of sealed schemes)
25. Section 64 amended (Civil enforcement proceedings)
26. Section 86 amended (Requirement to pay fees)
PART 3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING APPEAL
TRIBUNAL ACT 1993 AMENDED
27. Principal Act
28. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
29. Section 6 amended (Composition of Appeal Tribunal)
30. Section 7 amended (Appointment of members of Appeal
Tribunal)
31. Section 7A inserted
7A. Deputy chairperson
32. Section 8 amended (Acting chairperson)
33. Section 13 amended (Institution of appeals to the Appeal
Tribunal)
34. Section 16 amended (Procedure of Appeal Tribunal)
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35. Section 16A amended (Mediation)
36. Section 22A amended (Power of Appeal Tribunal to dismiss an
appeal)
37. Section 29 amended (Protection of members, &c.)
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LAND USE PLANNING AND APPROVALS
AMENDMENT BILL 2007
(Brought in by the Minister for Planning, the Honourable
Steven Kons)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act
1993 and the Resource Management and Planning Appeal
Tribunal Act 1993
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
PART 1 PRELIMINARY
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Land Use Planning
and Approvals Amendment Act 2007.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
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PART 2 LAND USE PLANNING AND APPROVALS
ACT 1993 AMENDED
3. Principal Act
In this Part, the Land Use Planning and
Approvals Act 1993* is referred to as the
Principal Act.
4. Section 9 amended (Planning directive)
Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "land use
issues" and substituting "issues relating
to use, development, protection or
conservation of any land";
(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) "land use
issues" and substituting "issues relating
to use, development, protection or
conservation of any land".
5. Section 16 inserted
After section 15 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Part 2A:
*No. 70 of 1993
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16. Power of Minister to dispense with certain
requirements
(1) Notwithstanding section 15, where the
Minister is satisfied that
(a) the modification to a planning
directive is for the purpose of
(i) correcting any error; or
(ii) removing any anomaly; or
(iii) clarifying or simplifying;
or
(iv) removing any
inconsistency with any
Act; or
(v) making procedural
changes; or
(vi) amending a planning
directive to bring it into
conformity with a State
Policy; or
(vii) any other prescribed
purpose; and
(b) the public interest will not be
prejudiced
the Minister may, by notice in the
Gazette, dispense with the requirements
of sections 10, 11 and 12 in relation to
the modification, and issue the modified
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planning directive in accordance with
section 13(2).
(2) If the Minister issues a modified
planning directive in accordance with
section 13(2), the provisions of
section 13(5) and section 14 apply to the
modified planning directive as if it were
a planning directive.
6. Section 20 amended (What can a planning scheme
provide for?)
Section 20(7)(b) of the Principal Act is amended
by inserting "a mining lease," after "accordance
with".
7. Section 25 amended (Public exhibition of draft
planning schemes)
Section 25 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "Where" and substituting
"(1) Where";
(b) by inserting the following subsection:
(2) For the purpose of determining
the period of 2 months referred to
in subsection (1)(a)(i), any days
on which the office of the
planning authority is closed
during normal business hours, in
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that part of the State where the
planning scheme will apply, are
not to be included.
8. Section 32 amended (Requirements for preparation
of amendments)
Section 32(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting from paragraph (d) "Gas
Pipelines Act 2000." and substituting
"Gas Pipelines Act 2000; and";
(b) by inserting the following paragraphs
after paragraph (d):
(e) must, as far as practicable, avoid
the potential for land use conflicts
with use and development
permissible under the planning
scheme applying to the adjacent
area; and
(f) must have regard to the impact
that the use and development
permissible under the amendment
will have on the use and
development of the region as an
entity in environmental,
economic and social terms.
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9. Section 37 amended (Power of Commission to
dispense with certain requirements)
Section 37 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "Where" and substituting
"(1) Where";
(b) by inserting the following subsection:
(2) Before approving the draft
amendment in accordance with
section 42, the Commission may
modify the amendment to correct
any errors or remove any
anomalies.
10. Section 38 amended (Public exhibition of draft
amendment)
Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by omitting "After" and substituting "(1)
After";
(b) by inserting the following subsection:
(2) If the period referred to in
subsection (1)(a) includes any
days on which the office of the
planning authority is closed
during normal business hours in
that part of the State where the
planning scheme to be amended
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applies, that period is to be
extended by the number of those
days.
11. Section 40 amended (Consideration by Commission
of draft amendment and relevant representations)
Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (3) the following
subsections:
(4) For the purposes of its consideration
under subsection (1), the Commission
may, where there are no representations,
hold a hearing into issues that in the
Commission's opinion require
consideration.
(5) The Commission must, within 14 days of
its decision to hold a hearing, give notice,
as prescribed, of its intention to hold a
hearing under subsection (4).
12. Section 43B amended (Application of certain
provisions to draft amendment)
Section 43B of the Principal Act is amended by
omitting all the words after "section 43A(1)".
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13. Section 43K amended (Minor amendment of
permits referred to in section 43H)
Section 43K of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (4) the following
subsection:
(5) If the planning authority amends a permit
in respect of which the Commission has
modified, deleted or added conditions or
restrictions under section 43H(1)(b)(ii),
the planning authority must, by notice in
writing served on the Commission, notify
it of the amendments made to the permit.
14. Section 44 substituted
Section 44 of the Principal Act is repealed and
the following section is substituted:
44. Review of planning schemes
(1) The Commission must direct a planning
authority to undertake, on every fifth
anniversary of the date on which its
planning scheme came into operation
under section 29, a review of the
planning scheme in accordance with a
notice issued under subsection (2).
(2) The notice must
(a) specify matters that the planning
authority must address in the
review of its planning scheme;
and
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(b) include a requirement that public
comments be sought on the
review for a period of not less
than 3 weeks; and
(c) include a requirement for the
planning authority to prepare and
submit to the Commission a
report, comprising a statement of
its opinion as to whether the
planning scheme
(i) requires amendment; or
(ii) needs to be replaced with
another planning scheme;
or
(iii) can continue without
amendment
after taking into account public
comments received; and
(d) specify the period by the end of
which the report is to be
submitted to the Commission,
being a period not less than 3
months.
(3) If the Commission is of the opinion that
the report under subsection (2) has not
been prepared in accordance with the
notice, the Commission must direct the
planning authority to revise the report
and resubmit it within 2 months or such
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longer period as the Commission may
allow.
(4) If the Commission is of the opinion,
based on the report under subsection (2),
that the planning scheme requires
replacement or amendment, the
Commission, with the approval of the
Minister, must direct the planning
authority to initiate the preparation of a
draft planning scheme in accordance with
section 22 or initiate an amendment or
amendments in accordance with
section 34 not later than 2 months from
the date on which the Commission
receives the report under subsection (2)
or a revised report under subsection (3).
(5) If the Commission directs that an
amendment or amendments be initiated
under subsection (4), the Commission
must specify the manner in which the
draft amendment or amendments are to
be prepared.
(6) The planning authority must initiate the
preparation of a draft planning scheme in
accordance with section 22 or initiate an
amendment or amendments in
accordance with section 34 not later than
2 months from the date on which the
direction is given under subsection (4) or
such longer period as the Commission
may allow.
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(7) If a planning authority fails to comply
with a direction under subsection (1)
within the period specified in the notice
relating to the direction, or fails to
comply with subsection (3) or (6)
(a) the Commission may assume the
responsibilities and obligations of
the planning authority under this
section; and
(b) the authority must pay to the
Commission all costs incurred by
the Commission in assuming the
responsibilities and obligations of
the authority under this section.
(8) Subsection (1) does not apply if a
planning authority has initiated the
preparation of a draft planning scheme
under section 22 that, if approved under
section 29, would replace the planning
scheme required to be reviewed.
(9) The time period specified in
subsection (1) does not apply to planning
schemes in operation immediately before
the commencement of this section.
(10) The Commission must direct a planning
authority to undertake a review of any of
its planning schemes that are in operation
immediately before the commencement
of this section, in accordance with a
notice issued under subsection (2), by the
date prescribed in the regulations in
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respect of a planning scheme of that
planning authority and on every fifth
anniversary of that date.
15. Section 48A inserted
After section 48 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Division 1:
48A. Notice to remove signs
(1) If a person is erecting or placing, or has
erected or placed, a sign for which the
issue of a permit is required under the
provisions of a planning scheme or
special planning order, unless the
planning authority which administers the
scheme or order has granted a permit in
respect of that sign and the permit is in
effect, the planning authority may do one
or more of the following:
(a) by written notice given to the
person, require the person to
cease erecting or placing the sign;
(b) by written notice given to the
person, require the person to
remove the sign or that part of the
sign that has been erected or
placed;
(c) by written notice given to the
person, require the person to take
all action necessary to restore the
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land or any building to the
condition it was in before the
person erected or placed, or
started erecting or placing, the
sign;
(d) take all action necessary to
remove the sign or that part of the
sign that has been erected or
placed and restore the land or any
building to the condition it was in
before the person erected or
placed, or started erecting or
placing, the sign.
(2) If the planning authority takes any action
under subsection (1)(d), the planning
authority, by written notice given to the
person who is erecting or placing or has
erected or placed a sign, may require the
person to pay the reasonable costs of that
action, and those costs
(a) are a debt due and payable to the
planning authority; and
(b) may be recovered in a court of
competent jurisdiction.
(3) If the planning authority takes any action
under subsection (1)(d), the planning
authority is not liable for any damages
caused to the sign, or any structure to
which the sign was affixed, through the
removal of the sign or the storage of the
sign on its removal.
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(4) The planning authority may dispose of
the sign after 2 months from the date on
which the planning authority took action
under subsection (1)(d) if the sign has not
been collected by the person who erected
or placed the sign.
(5) For the purposes of this section, a
"person" includes the owner and the
occupier of the property on which the
sign is being erected or placed or has
been erected or placed.
16. Section 51 amended (Permits)
Section 51 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (1A) the following
subsections:
(1AB) A planning authority must not refuse to
accept a valid application for a permit,
unless the application does not include a
declaration that the applicant has
(a) notified the owner of the
intention to make the application;
or
(b) obtained the written permission
of the owner under section 52.
(1AC) For the purposes of subsection (1AB), a
valid application is an application that
contains all relevant information required
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by the planning scheme applying to the
land that is the subject of the application.
17. Section 52 amended (What if applicant is not the
owner?)
Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (1G) the following
subsection:
(1H) If land in respect of which an application
for a permit is required is Crown land,
within the meaning of the Crown Lands
Act 1976, subsection (1B) does not apply
to an application for a permit to carry out
mining operations, within the meaning of
the Mineral Resources Development Act
1995, if a mining lease has been issued
under that Act which authorises those
operations.
18. Section 53 amended (When does a permit take
effect?)
Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (6) the following
subsection:
(7) The permit referred to in subsection (1)
remains in effect unless
(a) it lapses under subsection (5); or
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(b) it expires as a result of a
condition or restriction contained
in the permit.
19. Section 54 amended (Additional information)
Section 54 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (1):
(1A) If the period specified in
subsection (1) includes any days
on which the office of the
planning authority is closed
during normal business hours in
that part of the State where the
land subject to the application for
a permit is situated, that period is
to be extended by the number of
those days.
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (2):
(3) The planning authority must,
within 14 days from the day it
receives the additional
information under subsection (1),
notify the applicant if the request
for information has not been
answered to its satisfaction and in
that notification require the
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applicant to provide it with the
additional information.
20. Section 57 amended (Applications for discretionary
permits)
Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (4):
(4A) A person must not obscure or
remove a notice of an application
for a permit displayed on the land
that is the subject of the
application within the time period
specified in subsection (5).
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10
penalty units.
(b) by inserting the following subsection
after subsection (5):
(5AA) If the time period specified in
subsection (5) includes any days
on which the office of the
planning authority is closed
during normal business hours in
that part of the State where the
land subject to the application for
a permit is situated, that period is
to be extended by the number of
those days.
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21. Section 59 amended (Failure to determine an
application for a permit)
Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting the following subsections
after subsection (3):
(3A) The Appeal Tribunal must notify
the planning authority of an
application for an order under
subsection (3).
(3B) The planning authority must,
within 7 days of receiving
notification from the Appeal
Tribunal of an application under
subsection (3), advise any person
who made representations, under
section 57(5), of that application
unless the person has previously
been notified under
subsection (2).
(b) by inserting the following subsections
after subsection (5):
(5A) If the Appeal Tribunal makes an
order for costs under
subsection (5), it
(a) is to specify the time
within which those costs
are to be paid; and
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(b) may, by a further order,
extend that time if it
considers it reasonable in
the circumstances.
(5B) If the Appeal Tribunal makes an
order for costs before the end of
any proceedings, it may require
that the order be complied with
before it continues with the
proceedings.
(5C) An order for costs under this
section may be registered in a
court having jurisdiction for the
recovery of debts of the amount
ordered to be paid by or under the
order.
(5D) Proceedings for the enforcement
of an order for costs under this
section may be taken as if the
order were a judgment of the
court in which the order is
registered.
(c) by omitting subsection (10).
22. Section 61 amended (Appeals against planning
decisions)
Section 61 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
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(a) by omitting from subsection (3) "section
54(1)" and substituting "section 54(1) or
(3)";
(b) by omitting from subsection (3A)
"section 43K(3) or (4)" twice occurring
and substituting "section 43K(3), (4) or
(5)".
23. Section 62 amended (Determination of appeals)
Section 62 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (2) the following
subsections:
(3) The Appeal Tribunal must determine an
appeal in accordance with the planning
scheme that was in place at the time the
planning authority determined the
application for a permit.
(4) In determining an appeal in accordance
with subsection (3), the Appeal Tribunal
has the same obligations as a planning
authority at the time the planning
authority determined the application for
the permit.
24. Section 63 amended (Obstruction of sealed schemes)
Section 63(5)(b) of the Principal Act is amended
by omitting "section 78 of the Justices Act 1959"
and substituting "section 44 of the Sentencing
Act 1997".
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25. Section 64 amended (Civil enforcement
proceedings)
Section 64 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting in subsection (1) "or is likely
to contravene or fail" after "fails";
(b) by inserting in subsection (3)(a) "or is
likely to contravene or fail" after
"failed";
(c) by omitting from subsection (6)(b) "fit"
and substituting "fit, including a
condition that requires an undertaking by
the applicant, not being a planning
authority or the Crown, at whose
instance the temporary order is granted to
pay to the respondent any damages that
the respondent may sustain because of
the order";
(d) by inserting the following subsections
after subsection (6):
(6A) An application for an order for
payment of damages is to be
made to the Appeal Tribunal.
(6B) The Appeal Tribunal may order
the applicant at whose instance
the temporary order is granted to
pay all or part of the damages, as
determined by the Appeal
Tribunal, that the respondent may
sustain because of the order.
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(e) by omitting from subsection (16) "12
months" and substituting "24 months".
26. Section 86 amended (Requirement to pay fees)
Section 86 of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting "application," after "and
any";
(b) by inserting "or any imposition under
section 205 of the Local Government Act
1993" after "section 85";
(c) by inserting "application," after "lodging
of that".
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Amended
PART 3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND
PLANNING APPEAL TRIBUNAL ACT 1993 AMENDED
27. Principal Act
In this Part, the Resource Management and
Planning Appeal Tribunal Act 1993* is referred
to as the Principal Act.
28. Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after the definition of "chairperson" the
following definitions:
"deputy chairperson", in relation to the
Appeal Tribunal, means the deputy
chairperson of the Appeal Tribunal;
"mediation" has the same meaning as in the
Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2001
and includes neutral evaluation within
the meaning of that Act;
29. Section 6 amended (Composition of Appeal
Tribunal)
Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after paragraph (a) the following
paragraph:
*No. 66 of 1993
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(ab) the deputy chairperson who must be a
barrister or legal practitioner, within the
meaning of the Legal Profession Act
1993, of not less than 5 years' standing;
and
30. Section 7 amended (Appointment of members of
Appeal Tribunal)
Section 7(1) of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting ", deputy chairperson" after
"chairperson".
31. Section 7A inserted
After section 7 of the Principal Act, the
following section is inserted in Part 3:
7A. Deputy chairperson
The deputy chairperson acts as the
chairperson
(a) during a vacancy in the office of
the chairperson; or
(b) during any period, or all periods,
when the chairperson is absent
from duty or is, for any other
reason, unable to perform the
functions of the office of
chairperson.
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32. Section 8 amended (Acting chairperson)
Section 8(1) of the Principal Act is amended as
follows:
(a) by inserting in paragraph (a) "or deputy
chairperson" after "chairperson";
(b) by inserting in paragraph (b) "or deputy
chairperson" after "the chairperson".
33. Section 13 amended (Institution of appeals to the
Appeal Tribunal)
Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (5) the following
subsections:
(6) A party to an appeal may withdraw his or
her appeal by advising the Appeal
Tribunal in writing.
(7) If a party withdraws his or her appeal, the
Appeal Tribunal is to notify any other
parties to the appeal.
34. Section 16 amended (Procedure of Appeal
Tribunal)
Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (6) the following
subsection:
(7) The extension by the Minister under
subsection (6) of the period of 90 days
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referred to in subsection (1)(f) is not
necessary if all parties agree in writing to
the extension of that period.
35. Section 16A amended (Mediation)
Section 16A of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (2) the following
subsection:
(3) At the hearing of an appeal before the
Appeal Tribunal, evidence about
anything that happens at mediation held
under subsection (1) in relation to the
appeal is inadmissible.
36. Section 22A amended (Power of Appeal Tribunal to
dismiss an appeal)
Section 22A of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting "or may dismiss an appeal if the
appellant fails to comply with its directions"
after "vexatious".
37. Section 29 amended (Protection of members, &c.)
Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (2) the following
subsection:
(3) A person performing duties on behalf of
the Appeal Tribunal under sections 16A
and 17 has the same protection and
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immunity as if the person were a member
of the Appeal Tribunal.
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