Local government welcomes the decision by the Legislative Council on Development Assessment Panels
On behalf of Tasmania's 29 councils, we welcome the decision made today by the Legislative Council to reject the proposed Development Assessment Panels Bill.
It is pleasing to see that members of the Legislative Council have listened to the concerns raised by LGAT and others.
We reiterate that the State Government should be focusing on the planning reforms that are already underway and updating our Regional Land Use Strategies.
“The Government has tried to unfairly blame councils for trying to do their best with an outdated system owned, but not maintained, by the State Government. This strategy has clearly backfired with the decision made by the Legislative Council today,” Mayor Tucker said.
Our sector remains open to working with the State Government on sensible planning reform.