The Hodgman Liberal Government is making Tasmania’s planning system faster, fairer, simpler and cheaper through a single statewide planning scheme that will replace the current patchwork arrangement of 29 different schemes.
Today marks another milestone, with draft legislation for the Tasmanian Planning Scheme released for consultation.
I encourage anyone interested to have a look at the draft legislation and provide their feedback. The consultation process will be open for six weeks and will finish on 10 August.
Since coming to Government we have found that across the three regions there is only around 15 per cent commonality between the 29 different planning schemes. Investment that creates jobs and grow the economy requires clarity and consistency, not uncertainty and complexity.
The proposed legislation provides the framework for the new planning rules which will apply right across the State.
The Government’s Planning Reform Taskforce is currently developing these new rules in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders and community representatives including local Government.
The Government is on track to have the Tasmanian Planning Scheme up and running in 2017, a year ahead of schedule.
The draft Exposure Bill, Position Paper and Fact Sheets can be accessed on the Department of Justice’s website at http://www.justice.tas.gov.au/
Submissions in relation to the draft Exposure Bill can be provided to:
legislation.development@justice.tas.gov.au; or
Office of Strategic Legislation and Policy
Department of Justice
GPO Box 825 Hobart 7001
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