Land Use Planning and Approvals Regulations 2014


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Land Use Planning and Approvals Regulations 2014

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 .

16 December 2014

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

PETER GUTWEIN

Minister for Planning and Local Government

PART 1 - Preliminary

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Land Use Planning and Approvals Regulations 2014 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 22 December 2014.

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations –
[Regulation 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] Act means Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 ;
[Regulation 3 Amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] former Act, in relation to a section, means the section as remaining in force by virtue of clause 3 of Schedule 6 to the Act.
PART 2 - Notices and Advertisements

4.   

[Regulation 4 Rescinded by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

5.   Notice of approval of Local Provisions Schedule

(1)  [Regulation 5 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] For the purposes of section 35M(2) of the Act, notice of the approval of a Local Provisions Schedule is to be –
(a) [Regulation 5 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] advertised in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the municipal area to which the Local Provisions Schedule relates; and
(b) displayed at the planning authority's office.
(2)  A notice under subregulation (1)  – 
(a) [Regulation 5 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] is to specify the date on which the Local Provisions Schedule comes into effect; and
(b) may include any other details determined by the planning authority.

6.   

[Regulation 6 Rescinded by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

7.   Advertisement of exhibition of draft amendment, &c.

(1)  In this regulation –
[Regulation 7 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] draft amendment means a draft amendment to a planning scheme under section 38(1)(b) , or an altered draft amendment under section 41B(1)(b) , of the former Act.
(2)  The exhibition of a draft amendment is to be advertised on at least 2 separate occasions, in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the area covered by the draft amendment, with at least one of those occasions to be on a Saturday.
(3)  An advertisement under subregulation (2) is to –
(a) specify where and when copies of the draft amendment may be inspected; and
(b) describe the content of the draft amendment and the location of the affected area; and
(c) [Regulation 7 Subregulation (3) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] specify that representations in relation to the draft amendment may be submitted in accordance with section 39(1) of the former Act; and
(d) explain how those representations may be made.
(4)  An advertisement under subregulation (2) may include any other details determined by the planning authority.
(5)  In addition to advertising a draft amendment under subregulation (2) , if the draft amendment only relates to an individual parcel of land, the planning authority is to give notice of the exhibition of the draft amendment to –
(a) the owner of that parcel of land; and
(b) the owners and occupiers of land sharing a common boundary with that parcel of land.

8.   Notice of approval of draft amendment

(1)  [Regulation 8 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] For the purposes of section 42(3)(d) of the former Act, notice of the Commission's approval is to be –
(a) advertised in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the area covered by the draft amendment; and
(b) displayed at the planning authority's office.
(2)  A notice under subregulation (1) is to –
(a) specify the content of the planning scheme amendment and the location of the affected area; and
(b) specify the date on which the amendment comes into operation.
(3)  A notice under subregulation (1) may include any other details determined by the planning authority.

8A.   Notice of approval of Local Provisions Schedule

[Regulation 8A Inserted by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020]
(1)  For the purposes of section 40S(3) of the Act, notice of the approval of an amendment of an LPS is to be –
(a) advertised in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the municipal area to which the LPS relates; and
(b) displayed at the planning authority's office.
(2)  A notice under subregulation (1) in relation to an amendment of an LPS is to specify –
(a) the content of the amendment and, if all or part of the amendment relates only to a part of a municipal area, the location of the land to which the amendment relates; and
(b) the date on which the amendment comes into effect.
(3)  A notice under subregulation (1) may include any other details determined by the planning authority.

9.   Notice of application for permit

(1)  For the purposes of section 57(3) of the Act, notice by a planning authority of an application for a permit is to be –
(a) advertised in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the area relevant to the application; and
(b) displayed at the planning authority's office; and
(c) given to the owners and occupiers of all properties adjoining the land that is the subject of the application; and
(d) displayed on the land that is the subject of the application –
(i) in a size not less than A4; and
(ii) as near as possible to each public boundary.
(2)  Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subregulation (1) are taken to have been complied with if notice has been served in accordance with section 14 of the Major Infrastructure Development Approvals Act 1999 on each owner of land within a proposed corridor as if the land within the proposed corridor were land that was the subject of an application for a permit referred to in section 57 of the Act.
(3)  A notice under subregulation (1) is to –
(a) specify the content of the development proposal specified in the application and the location of the affected area; and
(b) advise that representations in relation to the application may be made in accordance with section 57(5) of the Act; and
(c) explain how those representations may be made.
(4)  A notice under subregulation (1) may include any other details determined by the planning authority.

10.   Notice of modification of planning scheme

(1)  [Regulation 10 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] For the purposes of section 14(5) of the former Act, notice by the Commission of the modification of a planning scheme under section 14(2) of the former Act is to be –
(a) advertised in a daily newspaper circulating generally in the area to which the planning scheme relates; and
(b) displayed at the offices of the Commission.
(2)  The notice under subregulation (1) is to specify –
(a) when and where copies of the modification of the planning scheme may be examined; and
(b) the date on which the modification comes into operation.
(3)  The notice under subregulation (1) may include any other details determined by the Commission.
PART 3 - Fees and Agencies

11.   Fee for amendment of planning scheme

(1)  [Regulation 11 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] The fee for initiating the amendment of a planning scheme under section 34(1) of the former Act, or for preparing an amendment of a planning scheme under section 40D of the Act, is 200 fee units for each amendment or each group of related amendments.
(2)  The fee is payable to the Commission.
(3)  The fee is payable by –
(a) [Regulation 11 Subregulation (3) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] the person making a request under section 33 of the former Act, or under section 37(1) of the Act, if the planning authority is initiating or preparing the amendment in response to that request; or
(b) [Regulation 11 Subregulation (3) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] in any other case, the planning authority initiating or preparing the amendment.
(4)  If the Commission is of the opinion that paying the fee referred to in subregulation (1) may cause a person financial hardship, the Commission may –
(a) exempt the person from liability for the fee; or
(b) remit the fee.

11A.   Limit on fee for application for permit for change of certain uses related to visitor accommodation

[Regulation 11A Inserted by S.R. 2017, No. 41, Applied:05 Jul 2017]
(1)  This regulation applies in relation to –
(a) an application for a permit in relation to a use, if –
(i) the application is made under an interim planning scheme; and
(ii) the use is referred to, in the interim planning scheme, as Visitor Accommodation; and
(iii) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] the use is to occur in an existing habitable building; and
(iv) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] the use is to occur on land that is not within the Battery Point Heritage Precinct as shown in the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015; and
(v) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] the use is to occur on land that is designated under the interim planning scheme to be within the General Residential Zone, the Inner Residential Zone, the Low Density Residential Zone, the Rural Living Zone, the Environmental Living Zone or the Village Zone; and
(vi) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] all requirements, of the planning directive entitled Planning Directive No. 6 – Exemption and Standards for Visitor Accommodation in Planning Schemes, that are required to be met before a permit to which section 58 of the Act applies may be granted in relation to the use, have been met in relation to the use; and
(vii) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] all requirements, of the interim planning scheme, that are required to be met before a permit to which section 58 of the Act applies may be granted in relation to the use, have been met in relation to the use; and
(b) an application for a permit in relation to a use, if –
(i) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] the application is made under the Sullivans Cove Planning Scheme 1997; and
(ii) the use is referred to, in the scheme, as Bed and Breakfast Establishment or as Visitor Accommodation; and
(iii) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] the use is to occur in an existing habitable building; and
(iv) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  
(v) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] the use is to occur on land that is designated under the scheme to be within the Activity Area 1.0 Inner City Residential (Wapping); and
(vi) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] all requirements, of the planning directive entitled Planning Directive No. 6 – Exemption and Standards for Visitor Accommodation in Planning Schemes, that are required to be met before a permit to which section 58 of the Act applies may be granted in relation to the use, have been met in relation to the use; and
(vii) [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2018, No. 52, Applied:29 Aug 2018] all requirements, of the planning scheme, that are required to be met before a permit to which section 58 of the Act applies may be granted in relation to the use, have been met in relation to the use.
(1A)  [Regulation 11A Subregulation (1A) inserted by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] This regulation applies, in relation to an application for a permit in relation to a use in relation to an area of land to which an LPS applies, if –
(a) the use is referred to, in the LPS, as Visitor Accommodation; and
(b) the area of land is zoned General Residential Zone, Inner Residential Zone, Low Density Residential Zone, Rural Living Zone or Village Zone; and
(c) all requirements, of the Tasmanian Planning Scheme, that are required to be met before a permit to which section 58 of the Act applies may be granted in relation to the use, have been met in relation to the use.
(2)  A person is exempt from the liability to pay to a planning authority, and a planning authority is not authorised to collect, so much of an amount, of a fee for an application to which this regulation applies, that is more than $250.

12.   

[Regulation 12 Rescinded by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

13.   Relevant agencies

(1)  [Regulation 13 Subregulation (1) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] The following are declared to be relevant agencies for the purposes of sections 11(2)(e) , 61(5) and 69(1) of the Act:
(a) any Agency within the meaning of the State Service Act 2000 ;
(b) any Department of the Commonwealth Government;
(c) the Marine and Safety Authority established under section 4 of the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 .
(2)  [Regulation 13 Subregulation (2) amended by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] A planning authority is declared to be a relevant agency in respect of a planning scheme (the relevant planning scheme) for the purposes of section 11(2)(e) of the Act if the planning authority administers a planning scheme for an area adjoining the area to which the relevant planning scheme relates.
(3)  [Regulation 13 Subregulation (3) inserted by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] The following are declared to be relevant agencies for the purposes of section 40FA(1)(a) of the Act and clause 3(3)(a) of Schedule 6 to the Act:
(a) the Department of State Growth;
(b) the Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment;
(c) the Department of Communities Tasmania;
(d) the Department of Health;
(e) the corporation known as TasWater;
(f) the corporation known as TasNetworks.
PART 4 - Fees for Major Projects
[Part 4 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]

14.   Interpretation of Part

[Regulation 14 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021] In this Part –
major project impact statement has the same meaning as in section 60B of the Act;
major project proposal has the same meaning as in section 60B of the Act;
Panel has the same meaning as in section 60B of the Act.

15.   Fee for major project proposal

[Regulation 15 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]
(1)  The fee for the consideration of a major project proposal is 6 000 fee units.
(2)  The fee payable under subregulation (1) is to be paid to the Department within 30 days after the day on which notice is provided to the Minister under section 60C(1) of the Act.

16.   Fee for preparation of assessment criteria

[Regulation 16 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]
(1)  Fees for the preparation by a Panel of draft assessment criteria and the determination of assessment criteria are to be calculated so as to allow for the recovery of the full costs associated with that preparation and determination.
(2)  The fees payable under subregulation (1) are to be paid to the Commission within 30 days, or such later period as the Commission allows, after the day on which the Minister notifies the Commission of the declaration of a major project under section 60R(1)(g) of the Act.

17.   Fee for major project impact statement

[Regulation 17 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]
(1)  A fee for the preliminary consideration by the Commission of a major project impact statement is to be calculated so as to allow for the recovery of the full costs associated with considering the statement.
(2)  The fee payable under subregulation (1) is to be paid to the Commission within 30 days, or such later period as the Commission allows, after the day on which the major project impact statement is provided to the Panel under section section 60ZS(1) of the Act.

18.   Fee for final assessment of major project impact statement

[Regulation 18 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]
(1)  The fee for the final assessment by a Panel of a major project impact statement is to be calculated so as to allow for the recovery of the full costs associated with assessing the statement.
(2)  The fee payable under subregulation (1) is to be paid to the Commission within 30 days, or such later period as the Commission allows, after the last day of hearings held in respect of the major project under section 60ZZE of the Act.

19.   Fee for decision to grant or refuse permit

[Regulation 19 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]
(1)  The fee for the decision to grant, or refuse to grant, a major project permit is to be calculated so as to allow for the recovery of the full costs associated with making the decision.
(2)  The fee payable under subregulation (1) is to be paid to the Commission within 30 days, or such later period as the Commission allows, after the receipt of final advice in relation to the major project from the regulators under section 60ZZF of the Act.

20.   Fee for amendment of major project permit

[Regulation 20 Rescinded by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] [Regulation 20 Substituted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021]
(1)  The fee for the relevant decision-maker to allow, or to refuse to allow, a minor amendment of a major project permit in accordance with section 60ZZW of the Act is 3 000 fee units.
(2)  The fee for the relevant decision-maker to give, or to refuse to give, permission under section 60ZZZ(7) of the Act in relation to a significant amendment of a major project permit is 4 000 fee units.
(3)  The fee payable under subregulation (1) is to be paid to the Commission within 30 days, or such later period as the Commission allows, after the application for the amendment is made.
(4)  The fee payable under subregulation (2) is to be paid to the Commission within 30 days, or such later period as the Commission allows, after permission is given or refused.

20A.   Refund or waiver of fees

[Regulation 20A Inserted by S.R. 2021, No. 130, Applied:22 Dec 2021] The Commission may refund or waive any or all of a fee payable under this Part.
PART 5 - Miscellaneous
[Part 5 Rescinded by S.R. 2020, No. 13, Applied:19 Feb 2020] [Part 5 Inserted by S.R. 2022, No. 122, Applied:21 Dec 2022]

20B.   Circumstances where interim SPPs amendments may be made

[Regulation 20B Inserted by S.R. 2022, No. 122, Applied:21 Dec 2022] For the purposes of section 30NB(4)(a) of the Act, the implementation or operation of a container refund scheme, as established under section 10 of the Container Refund Scheme Act 2022 , is a prescribed circumstance.
PART 6 - Enforcement

21.   Infringement offences and penalties

[Regulation 21 Inserted by S.R. 2015, No. 14, Applied:20 Apr 2015]
(1)  For the purposes of section 65A of the Act, an offence against a provision, of the Act, that is specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is an infringement offence.
(2)  For the purposes of section 65A of the Act, the penalty payable under an infringement notice issued in respect of an infringement offence specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is –
(a) if the infringement notice is issued to an individual, the penalty specified in Column 3 of Schedule 1 for that offence; and
(b) if the infringement notice is issued to a body corporate, the penalty specified in Column 4 of Schedule 1 for that offence.

22.   Form of warrant

[Regulation 22 Inserted by S.R. 2015, No. 14, Applied:20 Apr 2015] For the purposes of section 65K(8)(a) of the Act, the form set out in Schedule 2 is prescribed.
SCHEDULE 1 - Infringement Offences and Penalties
[Schedule 1 Inserted by S.R. 2015, No. 14, Applied:20 Apr 2015]

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Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Item

Infringement offence

Infringement penalty - individual

Infringement penalty – body corporate

  

(penalty units)

(penalty units)

1. 

Section 57(4A)

2

2

2. 

Section 60Q(8)

2

2

3. 

Section 63(3)

15

75

4. 

Section 80P(1)

15

15

5. 

Section 80P(2)

15

15

6. 

Section 80P(3)

15

15

SCHEDULE 2 - Notice of Execution of Warrant
[Schedule 2 Inserted by S.R. 2015, No. 14, Applied:20 Apr 2015]

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Notified in the Gazette on 19 December 2014

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.