Business News The state government has announced an implementation group to help roll out new Aboriginal cultural heritage (ACH) laws, which come into effect on Saturday. The group will monitor, report and address issues which may arise in the initial stages of the implementation of ACH laws, which have been the subject of significant concern […]
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UDIA SUPPORTS THE ORDERLY ROLL OUT OF LAND FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER IT RECOGNISES THAT, IN A PROPONENT DRIVEN SYSTEM, THE LAND OWNERS MAY NOT WANT TO, OR BE ABLE TO, DEVELOP WHEN IT IS THEIR “TURN.” When the major strategic planning strategy, Directions 2031, was first being developed under the then newly elected Barnett […]
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ON TUESDAY THE SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE BLUE PRINT FOR PLANNING REFORM: “PLANNING MAKE’S IT HAPPEN PHASE II” WAS RELEASED. IF FULLY IMPLEMENTED, IT WILL REDUCE TIMELINES AND RELIEVE SOME COST PRESSURES IN THE LAND DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. In the first round of planning reform, the “model conditions” which are applied to subdivision applications were reviewed […]
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