Queensland Numbered Acts

PLANNING ACT 2016 - SECT 44

44 Categories of development

(1) There are 3 categories of development, namely prohibited, assessable or accepted development.

(2)
"Prohibited development" is development for which a development application may not be made.

(3)
"Assessable development" is development for which a development approval is required.

(4)
"Accepted development" is development for which a development approval is not required.

(5) A categorising instrument may categorise development.

(6) However—

(a) if no categorising instrument categorises particular development—the development is accepted development; and

(b) development in relation to infrastructure under a designation is—

(i) to the extent the development is building work under the Building Act—the category of development stated for the building work under a regulation; or

(ii) otherwise—accepted development.