Western Australian Current Regulations

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (STATE PLANNING POLICIES) REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 4

4 .         Terms used

                In these regulations —

        administrative amendment means a standard amendment to a State planning policy that is any of the following —

            (a)         an amendment to correct an administrative or minor error;

            (b)         an amendment to correct an error that is in, or that otherwise relates to, a map, plan or diagram included in the State planning policy;

            (c)         an amendment to address an inconsistency between the State planning policy and any of the following —

                  (i)         a public planning document;

                  (ii)         subsidiary legislation;

                  (iii)         a policy document of a government agency;

        advertising period  —

            (a)         for a proposed policy or proposed amendment that is required to be advertised under regulation 6 — means the advertising period that applies under regulation 7; or

            (b)         for an instrument of repeal — means the advertising period that applies under regulation 22;

        approved amendment means an amendment to a State planning policy approved by —

            (a)         the Governor under regulation 14(6); or

            (b)         the Minister under regulation 15(1)(a);

        approved policy means a State planning policy approved by the Governor under regulation 14(6);

        Commission’s website means a website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Commission;

        government agency means —

            (a)         a department of the Public Service; or

            (b)         a body, whether incorporated or not, or the holder of an office, post or position, being a body, office, post or position established or continued under a written law for a public purpose;

        instrument of repeal has the meaning given in regulation 20(1)(b);

        proposed administrative amendment means a proposed amendment that is an administrative amendment;

        proposed amendment means a proposed amendment to a State planning policy prepared by the Commission under Part 2 Division 1;

        proposed policy means a proposed State planning policy prepared by the Commission under section 26 of the Act;

        proposed standard amendment means a proposed amendment that is a standard amendment;

        proposed substantial amendment means a proposed amendment that is a substantial amendment;

        public planning document means —

            (a)         a State planning policy; or

            (b)         a planning code; or

            (c)         a document (however named or described) prepared by the Commission under section 14(c)(i), (ii), (iii) or (vi) or (d) of the Act —

                  (i)         that is available to the public; and

                  (ii)         the preparation of which involved a public consultation;

        standard amendment means an amendment to a State planning policy that the Commission considers does not constitute a substantial alteration to the policy;

        submission period  —

            (a)         for a proposed policy or proposed amendment — has the meaning given in regulation 10(c); or

            (b)         for an instrument of repeal — has the meaning given in regulation 24(c);

        substantial amendment means an amendment to a State planning policy that is not a standard amendment.

[Regulation 4 amended: SL 2024/99 r. 12.]