Final Report PlanFirst Review Taskforce - Department of Planning

Table of Contents
1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................3
1.1 Terms of Reference............................................................................................................3
1.2 Members of the PlanFirst Review Taskforce......................................................................3
1.3 Scope of the Review...........................................................................................................4
1.4 Process...............................................................................................................................5
2.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY........................................................................................................6
3.0 BACKGROUND – PLANFIRST OBJECTIVES, PRINCIPLES AND PROPOSALS ...........10
4.0 REGIONAL PLANNING.......................................................................................................12
4.1 Issues Examined ..............................................................................................................12
4.2 Responses from Key Stakeholders ..................................................................................16
4.3 Recommendations............................................................................................................17
5.0 LOCAL PLANNING .............................................................................................................19
5.1 Issues Examined ..............................................................................................................19
5.2 Responses from Key Stakeholders ..................................................................................25
5.3 Recommendations............................................................................................................26
6.0 THE STRATEGIC PLANNING FEE.....................................................................................29
6.1 Issues Examined ..............................................................................................................29
6.2 Responses from Key Stakeholders ..................................................................................30
6.3 Recommendations............................................................................................................31
7.0 NEXT STEPS - IMPLEMENTATION....................................................................................33
7.1 Legislative Change ...........................................................................................................33
7.2 Electronic Delivery Demonstration Projects......................................................................34
APPENDICES
1. Submission to the Masterplan Review Taskforce
2. Taskforce Letters to the Minister
3. Integrated Plan Template
4. National Development Assessment Forum Definitions
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