Queensland Numbered Acts

PLANNING ACT 2016

- As at 25 May 2016
- Act 25 of 2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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
   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   PART 4 - SUPERSEDED PLANNING SCHEMES

           Division 1 - Applying superseded planning scheme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     Request to apply superseded planning scheme

           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

CHAPTER 3 - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT

   PART 1 - TYPES OF DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT

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

   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
   66.     Prohibited development conditions
   67.     Agreements about development conditions

   PART 4 - DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT RULES

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

           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
   79.     Requirements for change applications
   80.     Notifying affected entities of minor change application
   81.     Assessing and deciding application for minor changes
   82.     Assessing and deciding application for other 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
   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
   95A.    Directions about alternative assessment managers
   96.     Report about directions

              Subdivision 3 - Directions to referral agencies

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

           Division 3 - Minister’s call in

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

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

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

CHAPTER 4 - INFRASTRUCTURE

   PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

   109.    What chapter is about

   PART 2 - PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   110.    Application of part

           Division 2 - Charges for trunk infrastructure

              Subdivision 1 - Adopting charges

   111.    Regulation prescribing charges
   112.    Adopting charges by resolution

              Subdivision 2 - Charges resolutions

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

              Subdivision 3 - Levying charges

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

              Subdivision 4 - Payment

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

              Subdivision 5 - Changing charges during relevant appeal period

   123.    Application of this subdivision
   124.    Representations about infrastructure charges notice
   125.    Suspending relevant appeal period

           Division 3 - Development approval conditions about trunk infrastructure

              Subdivision 1 - Conditions for necessary trunk infrastructure

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

              Subdivision 2 - Conditions for extra trunk infrastructure costs

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

              Subdivision 3 - Working out cost for required offset or refund

   136.    Process

           Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions about trunk infrastructure

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

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

              Subdivision 2 - Other provisions

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

           Division 5 - Non-trunk infrastructure

   144.    Conditions local governments may impose

   PART 3 - PROVISIONS FOR STATE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS

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

   PART 4 - INFRASTRUCTURE AGREEMENTS

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

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   158.    Particular local government land held on trust

CHAPTER 5 - OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT

   PART 1 - INTRODUCTION

   159.    What this chapter is about

   PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT OFFENCES

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

   PART 3 - ENFORCEMENT NOTICES

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

   PART 4 - OFFENCE PROCEEDINGS IN MAGISTRATES COURT

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

   PART 5 - ENFORCEMENT ORDERS IN P&E COURT

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

   PART 6 - INSPECTORS

           Division 1 - Appointment

   181.    Appointment and qualifications
   182.    When appointment ends

           Division 2 - Identity cards

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

   PART 7 - ENTRY OF PLACES BY INSPECTORS

           Division 1 - Power to enter

   185.    General power to enter places

           Division 2 - Entry with consent

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

           Division 3 - Entry with warrant

              Subdivision 1 - Issue of warrant

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

              Subdivision 2 - Entry procedure

   195.    Entry procedure

           Division 4 - General powers of inspectors after entering places

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

   PART 8 - OTHER INSPECTORS’ POWERS AND RELATED MATTERS

           Division 1 - Stopping or moving vehicles

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

           Division 2 - Seizure by inspectors and forfeiture

              Subdivision 1 - Power to seize

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

              Subdivision 2 - Safeguards for seized things

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

              Subdivision 3 - Forfeiting seized things

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

           Division 3 - Disposal orders

   213.    Disposal order

           Division 4 - Other information-obtaining powers of inspectors

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

           Division 5 - Damage

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

           Division 6 - Compensation for loss

   220.    Compensation for loss

           Division 7 - Other offences relating to inspectors

   221.    Obstructing inspector
   222.    Impersonating inspector

           Division 8 - Other provisions

   223.    Evidential immunity

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

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

CHAPTER 6 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION

   PART 1 - APPEAL RIGHTS

   228.    Appeals to tribunal or P&E Court
   229.    Notice of appeal
   230.    Other appeals
   231.    Rules of the P&E Court

   PART 2 - DEVELOPMENT TRIBUNAL

           Division 1 - General

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

           Division 2 - Applications for declarations

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

           Division 3 - Tribunal proceedings for appeals and declarations

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

CHAPTER 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   PART 1 - EXISTING USES AND RIGHTS PROTECTED

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

   PART 2 - TAKING OR PURCHASING LAND FOR PLANNING PURPOSES

   262.    Taking or purchasing land for planning purposes

   PART 3 - PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS

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

   PART 4 - URBAN ENCROACHMENT

   266.    Purpose of part
   267.    Making or renewing registrations
   268.    Amending or cancelling registrations
   269.    Responsibilities of owners of registered premises
   270.    Responsibilities of owners of affected premises
   271.    Responsibilities on development applicants
   272.    Rights of buyers in Milton rail precinct
   273.    Responsibilities of registrar of titles
   274.    Restriction on legal proceedings
   275.    Regulation may prescribe matters

   PART 5 - OTHER PROVISIONS

   276.    Party houses
   276A.   Assessment and decision rules for particular State heritage places
   277.    Application of P&E Court Act evidentiary provisions
   278.    Electronic service
   279.    References in Act to particular terms
   280.    Delegation
   281.    Approved forms
   282.    Guideline-making power
   283.    Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND REPEAL

   PART 1 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR REPEAL OF SUSTAINABLE PLANNING ACT 2009

           Division 1 - Introduction

   284.    What this part is about

           Division 2 - General provisions

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

           Division 3 - Planning

   291A.   Rules about amending local planning instrument consistent with Act
   291B.   Amending State planning instrument consistent with Act
   292.    Request for application of superseded planning scheme
   293.    Compensation claims

           Division 4 - Development assessment

   294.    Categorising development under designations
   295.    Water infrastructure applications
   296.    Development approvals and compliance permits
   297.    Change applications for designated infrastructure

           Division 5 - Infrastructure

   298.    Infrastructure charges notices
   299.    Levied charges
   300.    Infrastructure charges
   301.    Infrastructure charges resolutions
   302.    Infrastructure charges in declared master plan area
   303.    Infrastructure conditions
   304.    Infrastructure conditions—change or extension approval
   305.    Infrastructure agreements

           Division 6 - Enforcement and dispute resolution

   306.    Committee
   307.    Show cause notices and enforcement notices
   308.    Proceedings generally
   309.    Particular proceedings

           Division 7 - Miscellaneous

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

   PART 2 - REPEAL PROVISION

   321.    Act repealed
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