Notifying each planning authority for Revoking the declaration of a major the land to which the request relates project in prescribed about the request and providing circumstances; and them with a copy of the proponent’s Determining whether to extend a Major Project Proposal; statutory assessment timeframe on Requesting additional information application from the Panel or a from the proponent or planning participating regulator. authority, if required, to enable the Role of the Development Minister to determine whether to declare a project to be a major Assessment Panel project; The Commission establishes the Panel, and a Declaring a project to be a major member or nominee of the Commission will project in response to a request from chair the Panel. The Panel will also include a proponent, or by the Minister’s local government representation and own motion; members with expertise in land use planning, urban and regional development, commerce Nominating in the notice of or industry, or practical knowledge and declaration, a planning authority in a experience in the provision of buildings and relevant regional area if the major other infrastructure. project is to take place on an area of land that is not within any municipal The Panel comprises a minimum of three area; members but may consist of up to five members. The Panel must comply with the Providing the Commission with a procedures that have been established and notice in relation to a declaration of approved by the Commission, subject to the a major project, the Major Project provisions of the draft Bill and Part 3 of the Proposal and any further information Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997. requested by the Minister from the proponent or a planning authority in The role of the Panel is to coordinate the relation to the major project; assessment process, conduct the land use planning assessment and determine whether Considering any submission or to grant a Major Project Permit. This comments received by the Panel includes: when it notifies the Minister that a major project has ‘no reasonable In consultation with participating prospect’ of being approved, prior to regulators, developing the the Minister revoking a declaration of Assessment Guidelines, including a major project; (where relevant) notifying the
Notifying each planning authority for the land to which the request relates about the request and providing them with a copy of the proponent’s Major Project Proposal; Requesting additional information from the proponent or planning authority, if required, to enable the Minister to determine whether to declare a project to be a major project; Declaring a project to be a major project in response to a request from a proponent, or by the Minister’s own motion; Nominating in the notice of declaration, a planning authority in a relevant regional area if the major project is to take place on an area of land that is not within any municipal area; Providing the Commission with a notice in relation to a declaration of a major project, the Major Project Proposal and any further information requested by the Minister from the proponent or a planning authority in relation to the major project; Considering any submission or comments received by the Panel when it notifies the Minister that a major project has ‘no reasonable prospect’ of being approved, prior to the Minister revoking a declaration of a major project; Revoking the declaration of a major project in prescribed circumstances; and Determining whether to extend a statutory assessment timeframe on application from the Panel or a participating regulator. Role of the Development Assessment Panel The Commission establishes the Panel, and a member or nominee of the Commission will chair the Panel. The Panel will also include local government representation and members with expertise in land use planning, urban and regional development, commerce or industry, or practical knowledge and experience in the provision of buildings and other infrastructure. The Panel comprises a minimum of three members but may consist of up to five members. The Panel must comply with the procedures that have been established and approved by the Commission, subject to the provisions of the draft Bill and Part 3 of the Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997. The role of the Panel is to coordinate the assessment process, conduct the land use planning assessment and determine whether to grant a Major Project Permit. This includes: In consultation with participating regulators, developing the Assessment Guidelines, including (where relevant) notifying the
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