PLANNING ACT 2016

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- As at 2 August 2024
- Act 25 of 2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Long Title

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Purpose of Act
4. System for achieving ecological sustainability
5. Advancing purpose of Act
6. Definitions
7. Act binds all persons

CHAPTER 2 - PLANNING

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

8. What are planning instruments
9. When planning instruments and designations have effect

PART 2 - STATE PLANNING INSTRUMENTS

10. Making or amending State planning instruments
11. Minor amendments to State planning instruments
12. Making temporary State planning policies
13. Repealing State planning instruments
14. Advice to Minister about regional plans

PART 3 - LOCAL PLANNING INSTRUMENTS

Division 1 - Introduction

15. What part is about
16. Contents of local planning instruments
17. Minister’s guidelines and rules

Division 2 - Making, amending or repealing local planning instruments

18. Making or amending planning schemes
19. Applying planning scheme in tidal areas
20. Amending planning schemes under Minister’s rules
21. Making or amending LGIPs
22. Making or amending planning scheme policies
23. Making or amending TLPIs
24. Repealing TLPIs or planning scheme policies
25. Reviewing planning schemes

Division 3 - State powers for local planning instruments

26. Power of Minister to direct action be taken generally
26A. Power of Minister to direct particular amendment of planning schemes
27. Power of Minister to take urgent action
28. Limitation of liability

PART 4 - SUPERSEDED PLANNING SCHEMES

Division 1 - Applying superseded planning scheme

29. Request to apply superseded planning scheme
29A. When superseded planning scheme application for prohibited development may be made

Division 2 - Compensation

30. When this division applies
31. Claiming compensation
32. Deciding compensation claim
33. Amount of compensation payable
34. Recording payment of compensation on title

PART 5 - DESIGNATION OF PREMISES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

35. What is a designation
36. Criteria for making or amending designations
37. Process for making or amending designation
38. Process after making or amending designation
39. Duration of designation
40. Repealing designation—designator
41. Repealing designation—owner’s request
42. Noting designation in planning scheme
42A. Amending and repealing designations under old Act
42B. Process for making or amending guidelines under s 36 or the designation process rules

CHAPTER 3 - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT

PART 1 - TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT

Division 1 - Instruments and categories

43. Categorising instruments
44. Categories of development
45. Categories of assessment
46. Exemption certificate for some assessable development

Division 2 - Temporary accepted development

Subdivision 1 - Declarations

46A. Regulation may declare temporary accepted development

Subdivision 2 - Effect of declarations

46B. Application of subdivision
46C. Effect of declaration and carrying out material change of use
46D. Development applications during stated period
46E. Use of premises after stated period ends

PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

Division 1 - Introduction

47. What part is about
48. Who is the assessment manager
49. What is a development approval, preliminary approval or development permit

Division 2 - Making or changing applications

50. Right to make development applications
51. Making development applications
52. Changing or withdrawing development applications
53. Publicly notifying certain development applications

PART 3 - ASSESSING AND DECIDING DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

Division 1 - Referral agency’s assessment

54. Copy of application to referral agency
55. Referral agency’s assessment
56. Referral agency’s response
57. Response before application
58. Effect of no response

Division 2 - Assessment manager’s decision

59. What this division is about
60. Deciding development applications
61. Assessing and deciding variation requests
62. Complying with referral agency’s responses
63. Notice of decision
64. Deemed approval of applications

Division 3 - Development conditions

65. Permitted development conditions
65A. Regulation about particular conditions
66. Prohibited development conditions
67. Agreements about development conditions

PART 4 - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT RULES

68. Development assessment rules
69. Amending the development assessment rules
70. Access to and evidence of the development assessment rules

PART 5 - DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS

Division 1 - Effect of development approval

71. When development approval has effect
72. When development may start
73. Attachment to the premises
73A. Development permits for building work given by private certifiers

Division 2 - Changing development approvals

Subdivision 1 - Changes during appeal period

74. What this subdivision is about
75. Making change representations
76. Deciding change representations

Subdivision 2 - Changes after appeal period

77. What this subdivision is about
78. Making change application
78A. Responsible entity for change applications
79. Requirements for change applications
80. Notifying affected entities of change applications for minor changes
81. Assessing change applications for minor changes
81A. Deciding change applications for minor changes
81B. Withdrawing change applications for minor changes
82. Assessing and deciding change applications for other changes
82A. Additional referral agencies for change applications other than for minor changes

Subdivision 3 - Notice of decision

83. Notice of decision

Division 3 - Cancelling development approvals

84. Cancellation applications

Division 4 - Lapsing of and extending development approvals

85. Lapsing of approval at end of currency period
86. Extension applications
87. Assessing and deciding extension applications
87A. Extension applications for development approvals given or changed under pt 6A
88. Lapsing of approval for failing to complete development

Division 5 - Noting development approvals on planning scheme

89. Particular approvals to be noted

PART 6 - MINISTER’S POWERS

Division 1 - Introduction

90. What part applies to
91. Limit on Minister’s powers

Division 2 - Minister’s directions

Subdivision 1 - Directions generally

92. Minister not required to notify, consult or consider particular material
93. Directions generally

Subdivision 2 - Directions to decision-makers

94. Directions to decision-makers—future applications
95. Directions to decision-makers—current applications
96. Directions about alternative assessment managers
97. Report about directions

Subdivision 3 - Directions to referral agencies

98. What this subdivision is about
99. Directions to referral agency
100. Effect of direction

Division 3 - Minister’s call in

101. What this division is about
102. Seeking representations about proposed call in
103. Call in notice
104. Effect of call in notice
105. Deciding called in application
106. Report about call ins

PART 6A - DECLARING APPLICATIONS FOR STATE FACILITATED DEVELOPMENT

Division 1 - Preliminary

106A. Application of part
106B. Definitions for part

Division 2 - Making declarations

106C. Notice of proposed declaration
106D. Declaring applications for State facilitated development
106E. Notice of declaration
106F. Content of declaration notice
106G. Period of declaration
106H. Effect of declaration

Division 3 - Assessing and deciding applications for State facilitated development

106I. Application of division
106IA. Notice about publicly notifying application
106J. Assessing and deciding application
106K. Obligations of decision-maker
106L. Notice of decision
106M. Publication of notice about decision

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

106N. Reports about declarations and applications
106P. Matters for regulations
106Q. Delegations

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

107. Valid use or preservation covenants
108. Limitation of liability
109. Refunding or waiving fees

CHAPTER 4 - INFRASTRUCTURE

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

110. What chapter is about

PART 2 - PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

111. Application of part

Division 2 - Charges for trunk infrastructure

Subdivision 1 - Adopting charges

112. Regulation prescribing charges
113. Adopting charges by resolution

Subdivision 2 - Charges resolutions

114. Contents—general
115. Provisions for participating local governments and distributor-retailers
116. Working out cost of infrastructure for offset or refund
117. Criteria for deciding conversion application
118. Steps after making charges resolution

Subdivision 3 - Levying charges

119. When charge may be levied and recovered
120. Limitation of levied charge
121. Requirements for infrastructure charges notice

Subdivision 4 - Payment

122. Payment triggers generally
123. Agreements about payment or provision instead of payment

Subdivision 5 - Changing charges during appeal period

124. Application of this subdivision
125. Representations about infrastructure charges notice
126. Suspending appeal period by notice

Division 3 - Development approval conditions about trunk infrastructure

Subdivision 1 - Conditions for necessary trunk infrastructure

127. Application and operation of subdivision
128. Necessary infrastructure conditions
129. Offset or refund requirements

Subdivision 2 - Conditions for extra trunk infrastructure costs

130. Imposing development conditions
131. Content of extra payment condition
132. Restriction if development completely in PIA
133. Extra payment conditions for development outside PIA
134. Refund if development in PIA
135. Refund if development approval stops
136. Extra payment condition does not affect other powers

Subdivision 3 - Working out cost for required offset or refund

137. Process

Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions about trunk infrastructure

Subdivision 1 - Conversion of particular non-trunk infrastructure before construction starts

138. Application of this subdivision
139. Application to convert infrastructure to trunk infrastructure
140. Deciding conversion application
141. Notice of decision
142. Effect of and action after conversion

Subdivision 2 - Other provisions

143. Financial provisions
144. Levied charge taken to be rates

Division 5 - Non-trunk infrastructure

145. Conditions local governments may impose

PART 3 - PROVISIONS FOR STATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS

146. Imposing conditions about infrastructure
147. Content of State-related condition
148. Refund if State-related condition stops
149. Reimbursement by local government for replacement infrastructure

PART 4 - INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENTS

150. Infrastructure agreement
151. Obligation to negotiate in good faith
152. Content of infrastructure agreement
153. Copy of infrastructure agreement for local government
154. Copy of particular infrastructure agreements for distributor-retailers
155. When infrastructure agreement binds successors in title
156. Exercise of discretion unaffected by infrastructure agreement
157. Infrastructure agreement applies instead of approval and charges notice
158. Agreement for infrastructure partnerships

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

159. Particular local government land held on trust

CHAPTER 5 - OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT

PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

160. What this chapter is about

PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT OFFENCES

161. What part is about
162. Carrying out prohibited development
163. Carrying out assessable development without permit
164. Compliance with development approval
165. Unlawful use of premises
166. Exemptions if emergency causing safety concern

PART 3 - ENFORCEMENT NOTICES

167. Show cause notices
168. Enforcement notices
169. Consulting private certifier about enforcement notice
170. Notifying about show cause and enforcement notices
171. Stay of enforcement notice
172. Application in response to show cause or enforcement notice
173. Enforcement authority may remedy contravention

PART 4 - PROCEEDINGS FOR OFFENCES IN MAGISTRATES COURT

173A. Limitation on time for starting proceedings
174. Proceedings for offences
175. Proceedings brought in a representative capacity
176. Enforcement orders
177. Order for compensation
178. Order for investigation expenses
179. When fine is payable to local government

PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT ORDERS IN P&E COURT

180. Enforcement orders
181. P&E Court’s powers about enforcement orders

PART 6 - INSPECTORS

Division 1 - Appointment

182. Appointment and qualifications
183. When appointment ends

Division 2 - Identity cards

184. Issuing and returning identity card
185. Producing or displaying identity card

PART 7 - ENTRY OF PLACES BY INSPECTORS

Division 1 - Power to enter

186. General power to enter places

Division 2 - Entry with consent

187. Application of this division
188. Incidental entry to ask for access
189. Matters inspector must tell occupier
190. Consent acknowledgement

Division 3 - Entry with warrant

Subdivision 1 - Issue of warrant

191. Application for warrant
192. Issue of warrant
193. Electronic application
194. Additional procedure for electronic application
195. Defect in relation to a warrant

Subdivision 2 - Entry procedure

196. Entry procedure

Division 4 - General powers of inspectors after entering places

197. Application of this division
198. General powers
199. Requiring reasonable help

PART 8 - OTHER INSPECTORS’ POWERS AND RELATED MATTERS

Division 1 - Stopping or moving vehicles

200. Application of division
201. Power to stop or move
202. Identification requirements if vehicle moving
203. Failure to comply with direction

Division 2 - Seizure by inspectors and forfeiture

Subdivision 1 - Power to seize

204. Seizing evidence at a place that may be entered without consent or warrant
205. Seizing evidence at a place entered with consent
206. Seizing evidence at a place entered with warrant
207. Seizing property subject to security
208. Securing seized thing

Subdivision 2 - Safeguards for seized things

209. Receipt and decision notice for seized thing
210. Access to seized thing
211. Returning seized thing

Subdivision 3 - Forfeiting seized things

212. Forfeiture by chief executive decision
213. Dealing with things forfeited or transferred to State

Division 3 - Disposal orders

214. Disposal order

Division 4 - Other information-obtaining powers of inspectors

215. Requiring name and address
216. Requiring documents to be produced
217. Requiring documents to be certified
218. Requiring information

Division 5 - Damage

219. Duty to avoid inconvenience and minimise damage
220. Notice of damage

Division 6 - Compensation for loss

221. Compensation for loss

Division 7 - Other offences relating to inspectors

222. Obstructing inspector
223. Impersonating inspector

Division 8 - Other provisions

224. Evidential immunity

PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

225. Application of other Acts
226. False or misleading information
227. Executive officer must ensure corporation complies with Act
228. Responsibility for representative

CHAPTER 6 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

PART 1 - APPEAL RIGHTS

229. Appeals to tribunal or P&E Court
230. Notice of appeal
231. Non-appealable decisions and matters
232. Rules of the P&E Court

PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT TRIBUNAL

Division 1 - General

233. Appointment of referees
234. Referee with conflict of interest
235. Establishing development tribunal
236. Remuneration
237. Tribunal proceedings
238. Registrar and other officers

Division 2 - Applications for declarations

239. Starting proceedings for declarations
240. Application for declaration about making of development application
241. Application for declaration about change to development approval

Division 3 - Tribunal proceedings for appeals and declarations

242. Action when proceedings start
243. Chief executive excusing noncompliance
244. Ending tribunal proceedings or establishing new tribunal
245. Refunding fees
246. Further material for tribunal proceedings
247. Representation of Minister if State interest involved
248. Representation of parties at hearing
249. Conduct of tribunal proceedings
250. Tribunal directions or orders
251. Matters tribunal may consider
252. Deciding no jurisdiction for tribunal proceedings
253. Conduct of appeals
254. Deciding appeals to tribunal
255. Notice of tribunal’s decision
256. No costs orders
257. Recipient’s notice of compliance with direction or order
258. Tribunal may extend period to take action
259. Publication of tribunal decisions

CHAPTER 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

PART 1 - EXISTING USES AND RIGHTS PROTECTED

260. Existing lawful uses, works and approvals
261. Implied and uncommenced right to use
262. Prospective categorising regulations unaffected

PART 2 - TAKING OR PURCHASING LAND FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

Division 1 - Taking or purchasing of land by local governments

263. When local governments may take or purchase land for planning purposes

Division 2 - Taking of land by State

263A. When State may take land
263B. Power to take easements
263C. Vesting of land taken under s 263A
263D. Costs of taking land under s 263A
263E. Application of Acquisition Act, ss 36 and 37
263F. Notice of intention to dispose of land that is not required
263G. Power to dispose of land that is not required

PART 3 - PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

264. Public access to documents
265. Planning and development certificates

PART 4 - URBAN ENCROACHMENT

266. Purpose of part
267. Making or renewing registrations
268. Amending conditions of, or cancelling, registrations
268A. Application to amend registration to include additional land in affected area
268B. Removal of land from affected area for registered premises
268C. Requirements for public consultation
269. Responsibilities of owners of registered premises relating to registration generally
269A. Responsibilities of owners of registered premises relating to amendments under s 268A
270. Responsibilities of owners of affected premises
271. Responsibilities on development applicants
271A. Requirements for notices given to registrar of titles
272. Rights of buyers in Milton rail precinct
273. Responsibilities of registrar of titles
274. Restriction on legal proceedings
274A. Provisions relating to new or amended authority for registered premises
275. Regulation may prescribe matters

PART 4A - SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS

275A. Application of part
275B. Service of documents
275C. Certificate of service

PART 4B - APPLICABLE EVENTS

Division 1 - Preliminary

275D. Definitions for part

Division 2 - Declaring applicable events

275E. Declarations of applicable events
275F. Extensions of applicable event periods
275FA. Minister may revoke declarations of applicable events

Division 3 - Temporary use licences

Subdivision 1 - Preliminary

275G. Application of division

Subdivision 2 - Applications for temporary use licences

275H. Applications for temporary use licences
275HA. Chief executive may consult about applications
275I. Decisions on applications
275J. Notices of decisions
275K. Period of temporary use licences
275L. Effect of temporary use licences

Subdivision 3 - Extension of temporary use licences by application

275LA. Application of subdivision
275LB. Applications to extend temporary use licences
275LC. Chief executive may consult about applications
275LD. Decisions on applications
275LE. Notices of decisions

Subdivision 4 - Power of Minister to extend all temporary use licences

275LF. Minister may make declaration extending period of all temporary use licences

Subdivision 5 - Amendment or cancellation of temporary use licences by application

275LG. Applications to amend temporary use licences
275LH. Chief executive may consult about applications
275LI. Decisions on applications
275LJ. Notices of decisions
275LK. Requests to cancel temporary use licences

Subdivision 6 - Amendment, suspension or cancellation of temporary use licences by chief executive

275LL. Grounds for chief executive to amend, suspend or cancel temporary use licences
275LM. Chief executive may amend, suspend or cancel temporary use licences

Subdivision 7 - Delegations

275M. Delegations

Division 4 - Declaring uses and classes of uses

275N. Application of division
275O. Declarations of uses and classes of uses
275P. Effect of declarations under s 275O
275PA. Minister may extend period of declarations under s 275O
275PB. Minister may revoke declarations under s 275O

Division 5 - Extending and suspending periods under Act

275Q. Application of division
275R. Extension of periods for doing things under Act
275S. Suspension of periods for doing things under Act

PART 4C - PROVISIONS FOR SPRINGFIELD STRUCTURE PLAN

Division 1 - Preliminary

275T. Definitions for part
275U. Relationship between this part and particular provisions

Division 2 - Plan applications generally

275V. Who may make plan applications
275W. Restrictions on approving plan applications

Division 3 - Non-SCG plan applications

275X. Requirements before making non-SCG plan applications
275Y. Requirements in relation to making and assessing non-SCG plan applications
275Z. SCG must give statements about particular matters
275ZAA. Queensland Urban Utilities may make representations about non-SCG plan applications
275ZA. Local government must notify particular entities of decisions about non-SCG plan applications
275ZAB. Application of Springfield structure plan, s 2.2.4.6

Division 4 - Development in structure plan area

275ZB. Restrictions on starting development in structure plan area

Division 5 - Dispute resolution

275ZC. Application of ch 3, pt 5, div 2, sdiv 1
275ZD. Particular appeal periods suspended
275ZE. Dispute notices under Springfield structure plan
275ZF. Entities entitled to receive dispute notices and join disputes
275ZG. Modification of particular provisions of Springfield structure plan relating to disputes
275ZH. Assessment manager may give new decision notice

PART 4D - HERITAGE PLACES

275ZI. Restriction on impact assessment and conditions for particular applications
275ZJ. Assessment and decision rules for particular development involving State heritage places

PART 5 - OTHER PROVISIONS

276. Party houses
278. Application of P&E Court Act evidentiary provisions
279. (Repealed)
280. References in Act to particular terms
281. Delegation
282. Approved forms
283. Guideline-making power
284. Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 8 - REPEAL, TRANSITIONAL AND VALIDATION PROVISIONS

PART 1 - REPEAL PROVISION

284A. Act repealed

PART 2 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR REPEAL OF SUSTAINABLE PLANNING ACT 2009

Division 1 - Introduction

285. What this part is about

Division 2 - General provisions

286. Documents
287. Statutory instruments
288. Applications generally
289. References to the old Act and the repealed Integrated Planning Act 1997
290. Lawful uses of premises
291. State planning regulatory and standard planning scheme provisions
292. Declaration for certain continued provisions

Division 3 - Planning

293. Rules about amending local planning instrument consistent with Act
294. Amending State planning instrument consistent with Act
295. Request for application of superseded planning scheme
296. Compensation claims

Division 4 - Development assessment

297. Categorising development under designations
298. Water infrastructure applications
299. Development approvals and compliance permits
300. Change applications for designated infrastructure

Division 5 - Infrastructure

301. Infrastructure charges notices
302. Levied charges
303. Infrastructure charges
304. Infrastructure charges resolutions
305. Infrastructure charges in declared master plan area
306. Infrastructure conditions
307. Infrastructure conditions—change or extension approval
307A. Application to convert infrastructure to trunk infrastructure
308. Infrastructure agreements

Division 6 - Enforcement and dispute resolution

309. Committee
310. Show cause notices and enforcement notices
311. Proceedings generally
312. Particular proceedings

Division 7 - Miscellaneous

313. Keeping documents
314. Structure plans
315. Master plans
316. Development control plans
317. Rezoning approval conditions
318. Rezoning approval agreements
319. Compliance assessment of documents or works
320. Public housing development
321. LGP&E Act approvals
322. Milton XXXX Brewery
323. Transitional regulation-making power

PART 3 - TRANSITIONAL AND SAVING PROVISIONS FOR WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING AMENDMENT ACT 2017

324. Definitions for part
325. Responsible entity for particular existing change applications
326. Requirement for owner’s consent for particular existing change applications
327. Requirement for owner’s consent for particular existing extension applications
328. Existing appeals—excluded applications

PART 4 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2018

329. Definitions for part
330. Development applications made but not decided before commencement
331. Certain development approvals not affected
332. Unlawful clearing not an offence during interim period
333. Development application for certain operational works during interim period
334. Development application for certain material change of use during interim period

PART 5 - TRANSITIONAL AND VALIDATION PROVISIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019

335. Definitions for part
336. Particular existing decisions about superseded planning scheme requests
337. Existing superseded planning scheme applications
338. Particular planning changes
339. Particular existing applications
340. Particular representations dealt with before commencement
341. Conditions of existing development approvals
342. Lapsing of particular development approvals under old Act
343. Validation provision for particular development approvals
344. Validation provision for particular infrastructure charges notices under old Act
345. Particular existing appeals
346. Declaratory proceedings in P&E Court for particular matters under old Act
347. Appeals about particular decisions under old Act

PART 6 - VALIDATION AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR PARTICULAR MATTERS

348. Validation of particular development approvals
349. Particular existing applications
350. Validation of particular operational work

PART 7 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPIT MASTER PLAN ACT 2020

351. Application of s 31 in relation to particular adverse planning changes

PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR FOREST WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT ACT 2020

352. Existing plan applications
353. Application of s 275ZC
354. Existing dispute notices

PART 9 - TRANSITIONAL AND VALIDATION PROVISIONS FOR HOUSING AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY (PLANNING AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) ACT 2024

Division 1 - Provisions commencing on assent

355. Transitional regulation-making power
356. Extension of validation under s 343 to referral agencies
357. Existing public notice periods continue

Division 3 - Provisions for amendments relating to urban encroachment

361. Milton XXXX Brewery

PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR CRIMINAL CODE (DECRIMINALISING SEX WORK) AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2024

362. Application of part
363. Definitions for part
364. Proceedings for particular offences if material change of use is accepted development on commencement
365. Proceedings for particular offences, and restricting use of information, if material change of use is assessable development on commencement
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