must publish a notice in the Tasmanian the land is already managed under the Government Gazette specifying that the Homes Act. transfer has occurred and the day on which Once a Housing Land Supply Order has the transfer takes effect. been made, any Crown land that is declared as ‘housing supply land’ vests in the Director Role of the Parliament of Housing for the purposes of the Homes Act. The role of the Parliament is to provide the This means that the Director of Housing is over-riding check on whether the powers of to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Minister have been appropriately ‘housing supply land’ is used to deliver exercised in the rezoning approval process. housing support programs, including After the Minister has tabled a proposed affordable housing solutions, in accordance Housing Land Supply Order in both Houses with the Homes Act. of Parliament, together with the reasons Role of ‘interested persons’ why the Minister is satisfied that the proposed order may be made, either House of Parliament may disallow the order within Before a proposed Housing Land Supply five sitting days of it being tabled. Order is made, the Minister is required to give notice to prescribed ‘interested Role of State agencies who own persons’ and invite them to make a submission on relevant matters in respect to or administer Government land the proposed order. State agencies who own or administer The role of ‘interested persons’, including Crown land (and their relevant business the local council as the relevant planning units) and the Director of Housing as the authority, is to provide comment and advice owner and manager of land under the in relation to any rezoning of land or the Homes Act (within the Department of alteration of a planning provision to ensure Communities Tasmania) have differing roles its interests are fully taken into account by under the Act. the Minister. The Minister for Planning is required to obtain the consent of the Minister In relation to the identified Government responsible for administering Crown land land, the ‘interested persons’ are: under the Crown Lands Act 1976, and the Secretary of the department responsible for the planning authority for the area of controlling or administering the relevant land and any other planning authority land before a Housing Land Supply Order that the Minister considers may be can be made. affected by the proposal; The Minister is also required to obtain the consent of the Director of Housing where
must publish a notice in the Tasmanian Government Gazette specifying that the transfer has occurred and the day on which the transfer takes effect. Role of the Parliament The role of the Parliament is to provide the over-riding check on whether the powers of the Minister have been appropriately exercised in the rezoning approval process. After the Minister has tabled a proposed Housing Land Supply Order in both Houses of Parliament, together with the reasons why the Minister is satisfied that the proposed order may be made, either House of Parliament may disallow the order within five sitting days of it being tabled. Role of State agencies who own or administer Government land State agencies who own or administer Crown land (and their relevant business units) and the Director of Housing as the owner and manager of land under the Homes Act (within the Department of Communities Tasmania) have differing roles under the Act. The Minister for Planning is required to obtain the consent of the Minister responsible for administering Crown land under the Crown Lands Act 1976, and the Secretary of the department responsible for controlling or administering the relevant land before a Housing Land Supply Order can be made. The Minister is also required to obtain the consent of the Director of Housing where the land is already managed under the Homes Act. Once a Housing Land Supply Order has been made, any Crown land that is declared as ‘housing supply land’ vests in the Director of Housing for the purposes of the Homes Act. This means that the Director of Housing is to take all reasonable steps to ensure that ‘housing supply land’ is used to deliver housing support programs, including affordable housing solutions, in accordance with the Homes Act. Role of ‘interested persons’ Before a proposed Housing Land Supply Order is made, the Minister is required to give notice to prescribed ‘interested persons’ and invite them to make a submission on relevant matters in respect to the proposed order. The role of ‘interested persons’, including the local council as the relevant planning authority, is to provide comment and advice in relation to any rezoning of land or the alteration of a planning provision to ensure its interests are fully taken into account by the Minister. In relation to the identified Government land, the ‘interested persons’ are: the planning authority for the area of land and any other planning authority that the Minister considers may be affected by the proposal;
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