📘 Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020
026 of 2020Assented 7 July 2020
The Planning and Development Amendment Act 2020 amends the Planning and Development Act 2005 to introduce special provisions for the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to development assessment panels, public works, land acquisition, planning schemes, state planning policies and planning codes.
Impact
This act affects landowners, developers, local governments, and the State Development Assessment Unit by modifying planning processes, land acquisition rules, and development assessment procedures, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It also impacts the Environmental Protection Authority.
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