{"id":"BILL-TAS-housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026-15-of-2026","name":"Housing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026","slug":"housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026","collection":"bill","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":"2026-01-01","administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":446189,"registerId":"BILL-TAS-housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026-15-of-2026:current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-01-01","status":"in_force","reasons":null,"registeredAt":"2026-05-08T16:48:23.417Z"},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"retrieval-0001","sectionType":"document_chunk","heading":"Document excerpt 1","content":"# Housing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026\n\n[Bill 15]-VI\nTASMANIA\n__________\nHOUSING LAND SUPPLY (MISCELLANEOUS\nAMENDMENTS) BILL 2026\n__________\nCONTENTS\nPART 1 – PRELIMINARY\n1. Short title\n2. Commencement\n3. Repeal of Act\nPART 2 – COMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS NATIONAL LAW\n(TASMANIA) ACT 2013 AMENDED\n4. Principal Act\n5. Section 9 amended (Relevant Minister)\nPART 3 – HOUSING LAND SUPPLY ACT 2018 AMENDED\n6. Principal Act\n7. Section 4 amended (Housing land supply orders)\n8. Section 6 amended (Inclusion of intended zones in housing land\nsupply orders)\n9. Section 7 amended (Modifications of planning requirements that\nmay be specified in housing land supply order)\n10. Section 8 amended (Amendment of housing land supply orders)\n11. Part 2, Division 2: Heading amended\n12. Section 9 repealed\n13. Section 10 amended (Consultation to occur before housing land\nsupply orders put before Parliament)\n\n2\n14. Section 13A substituted\n13A. Notice to be given of decision not to proceed with\nproposed order\n13B. Notice to be given if certain orders are made\n15. Section 14 amended (Revocation of housing land supply order)\n16. Section 15 substituted\n15. Notice to be given that land has ceased to be housing\nsupply land\n17. Section 18A inserted\n18A. Effect of Part\n18. Section 19 amended (Alteration of zoning of housing supply\nland)\n19. Section 20 amended (Alteration of planning provisions in\nrelation to housing supply land)\n20. Section 21 amended (Directions to amend planning scheme\nwhere land ceases to be housing supply land)\n21. Section 23 amended (Taking effect of, and notice of, amendment\nof planning scheme)\n22. Section 25A inserted\n25A. Amendments to applicable planning scheme void in\ncertain circumstances\n23. Section 30 inserted\n30. Transitional provision on commencement of\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments)\nAct 2026\n\n[Bill 15] 3\nHOUSING LAND SUPPLY (MISCELLANEOUS\nAMENDMENTS) BILL 2026\n(Brought in by the Minister for Business, Industry and\nResources, the Honourable Felix Ashton Ellis)\nA BILL FOR\nAn Act to amend the Housing Land Supply Act 2018 and\nthe Community Housing Providers National Law\n(Tasmania) Act 2013\nBe it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by\nand with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and\nHouse of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:\nPART 1 – PRELIMINARY\n1. Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Housing Land\nSupply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026.\n2. Commencement\nThis Act commences on the day on which this\nAct receives the Royal Assent.\n3. Repeal of Act\nThis Act is repealed on the first anniversary of\nthe day on which it commenced.\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 4 Part 2 – Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013\nAmended\n4\nPART 2 – COMMUNITY HOUSING PROVIDERS\nNATIONAL LAW (TASMANIA) ACT 2013 AMENDED\n4. Principal Act\nIn this Part, the Community Housing Providers\nNational Law (Tasmania) Act 2013* is referred\nto as the Principal Act.\n5. Section 9 amended (Relevant Minister)\nSection 9 of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting “Homes Act 1935” and substituting\n“Homes Tasmania Act 2022”.\n_______________________________________________________________\n*No. 21 of 2013\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 6\n5\nPART 3 – HOUSING LAND SUPPLY ACT 2018\nAMENDED\n6. Principal Act\nIn this Part, the Housing Land Supply Act 2018*\nis referred to as the Principal Act.\n7. Section 4 amended (Housing land supply orders)\nSection 4 of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting subsection (5) and substituting the\nfollowing subsections:\n(5) Section 47(3), (3A), (4), (5), (6) and (7)\nof the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 apply\nto an order under subsection (1) as if the\norder were regulations within the\nmeaning of that Act.\n(5A) Notification of a housing land supply\norder in accordance with subsection (4)\nis taken to be publication of the order for\nthe purposes of section 47(3)(a) of the\nActs Interpretation Act 1931.\n(5B) A housing land supply order is not a\nstatutory rule for the purposes of the\nRules Publication Act 1953.\n_______________________________________________________________\n*No. 8 of 2018\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 8 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n6\n8. Section 6 amended (Inclusion of intended zones in\nhousing land supply orders)\nSection 6(2)(ab) of the Principal Act is amended\nby omitting subparagraph (i).\n9. Section 7 amended (Modifications of planning\nrequirements that may be specified in housing land\nsupply order)\nSection 7 of the Principal Act is amended by\ninserting after subsection (2) the following\nsubsection:\n(3) In addition to or in substitution of a\nprovision specified in subsection (2), a\nhousing land supply order may include,\nfor the purposes of section 4(3), one or\nmore of the following in relation to an\narea of land, or a part of an area of land,\nthat is specified in the housing land\nsupply order to be housing supply land:\n(a) a draft of a site-specific\nqualification that is to –\n(i) be included in the\napplicable planning\nscheme; or\n(ii) modify an existing\nprovision of the\napplicable planning\nscheme;\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 10\n7\n(b) a draft of a specific area plan that\nis to –\n(i) be included in the\napplicable planning\nscheme; or\n(ii) modify an existing\nprovision of the\napplicable planning\nscheme.\n10. Section 8 amended (Amendment of housing land\nsupply orders)\nSection 8 of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting subsection (6) and substituting the\nfollowing subsections:\n(6) Section 47(3), (3A), (4), (5), (6) and (7)\nof the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 apply\nto an order under subsection (1) as if the\norder were regulations within the\nmeaning of that Act.\n(7) Notification of an order, under\nsubsection (1), in accordance with\nsubsection (5) is taken to be publication\nof the order for the purposes of section\n47(3)(a) of the Acts Interpretation Act\n1931.\n(8) An order under subsection (1) is not a\nstatutory rule for the purposes of the\nRules Publication Act 1953.\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 11 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n8\n11. Part 2, Division 2: Heading amended\nDivision 2 of Part 2 of the Principal Act is\namended by omitting “Consultation and\nparliamentary scrutiny in respect of proposed\norders” from the heading to that Division and\nsubstituting “Consultation in respect of\nproposed orders”.\n12. Section 9 repealed\nSection 9 of the Principal Act is repealed.\n13. Section 10 amended (Consultation to occur before\nhousing land supply orders put before Parliament)\nSection 10 of the Principal Act is amended as\nfollows:\n(a) by omitting from subsection (1) “laying\nbefore both Houses of Parliament in\naccordance with section 9 the proposed\norder in the form of the order to be made\nunder section 4(1) or section 8(1)” and\nsubstituting “making the order”;\n(b) by omitting subsection (2) and\nsubstituting the following subsection:\n(2) The Minister must not make an\norder under section 4(1) or\nsection 8(1) if –\n(a) before making the order,\nthe Minister wishes to\nalter the order from the\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 14\n9\nproposed order that was\npublicly exhibited in\naccordance with\nsection 12; and\n(b) the alteration of the order\nsignificantly changes\neither the character or\neffect of the proposed\norder; and\n(c) the order so altered was\nnot publicly exhibited in\naccordance with\nsection 12.\n14. Section 13A substituted\nSection 13A of the Principal Act is repealed and\nthe following sections are substituted:\n13A. Notice to be given of decision not to proceed\nwith proposed order\nIf, after complying with the requirements\nof section 10 in relation to a proposed\norder in relation to an area of land, the\nMinister decides not to make the order\nunder this Act, the Minister must ensure\nthat –\n(a) as soon as practicable after the\ndecision is made, a notice\nspecifying each of the following\nmatters is to be published in the\nGazette:\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 14 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n10\n(i) the decision and the\nreasons for the decision;\n(ii) the proposed order to\nwhich the decision\nrelates; and\n(b) a copy of the notice referred to in\nparagraph (a) in respect of the\ndecision is –\n(i) tabled in each House of\nParliament; and\n(ii) given to each interested\nperson, and each person\nwho made a submission\nunder section 13(1), in\nrelation to the area of\nland; and\n(c) the following information is made\navailable for viewing by members\nof the public, on a website\noperated by or on behalf of the\nDepartment, for a period of at\nleast 6 months after the decision\nwas made in respect of the\nproposed order:\n(i) a copy of the notice\nreferred to in\nparagraph (a) in respect of\nthe decision;\n(ii) each submission made\nunder section 13(1) in\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 14\n11\nrelation to the proposed\norder and the Minister’s\nresponse in relation to\neach of the submissions.\n13B. Notice to be given if certain orders are made\n(1) If, after complying with the requirements\nof section 10 in relation to a proposed\norder, the Minister makes the order under\nsection 4(1) or section 8(1), the Minister\nmust ensure that a notice is published, on\nthe website operated by or on behalf of\nthe Department, that –\n(a) specifies the reasons why the\nMinister made the order; and\n(b) specifies the grounds on which\nthe Minister is satisfied that the\norder does not contravene\nsection 5(2) or section 6(1) or (2),\nif relevant; and\n(c) includes a copy of –\n(i) each submission made\nunder section 13(1) in\nrelation to the order; and\n(ii) the Minister’s response in\nrespect of each such\nsubmission; and\n(d) if the order was altered between\nconsultation under section 10(2),\nincludes a statement as to –\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 15 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n12\n(i) how, and why, the order\nwas altered; and\n(ii) whether the order so\naltered was publicly\nexhibited in accordance\nwith section 12.\n(2) The information published, on a website\nas required under subsection (1), in\nrespect of a housing land supply order is\nto remain available for viewing by\nmembers of the public for a period of at\nleast 6 months after the order was made.\n15. Section 14 amended (Revocation of housing land\nsupply order)\nSection 14 of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting subsection (5) and substituting the\nfollowing subsection:\n(5) An order under subsection (1) is not a\nstatutory rule for the purposes of the\nRules Publication Act 1953.\n16. Section 15 substituted\nSection 15 of the Principal Act is repealed and\nthe following section is substituted:\n15. Notice to be given that land has ceased to be\nhousing supply land\n(1) As soon as practicable after making an\norder under section 14(1), the Minister is\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 16\n13\nto ensure that a notice is made available\nfor viewing by members of the public, on\na website operated by or on behalf of the\nDepartment, that –\n(a) specifies –\n(i) that an area of land to\nwhich the order relates is\nto cease, or has ceased, to\nbe housing supply land;\nand\n(ii) the day on which the area\nof land is to cease, or has\nceased, to be housing\nsupply land; and\n(iii) the reasons why the\nMinister has made the\norder; and\n(iv) the grounds, under\nsection 14(2), on which\nthe order was made; and\n(b) includes a copy of the order made\nunder section 14(1); and\n(c) contains such other information\nin relation to the order as the\nMinister thinks fit.\n(2) A notice under subsection (1) in respect\nof an order under section 14(1) is to\nremain available for viewing by members\nof the public, in accordance with that\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 17 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n14\nsubsection, for at least 6 months after the\norder takes effect.\n17. Section 18A inserted\nBefore section 19 of the Principal Act, the\nfollowing section is inserted in Part 4:\n18A. Effect of Part\nFor the purposes of this Act, if a housing\nland supply order includes, or requires,\nan alteration or amendment under this\nPart, that alteration or amendment is\ntaken to have effect from the day on\nwhich the relevant housing land supply\norder takes effect.\n18. Section 19 amended (Alteration of zoning of\nhousing supply land)\nSection 19 of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting subsection (1) and substituting the\nfollowing subsection:\n(1) As soon as practicable after a housing\nland supply order is made that specifies\nan intended zone in relation to an area of\nland or part of an area of land to which\nthe order relates, the Minister, by notice\nin writing to the Commission, is to direct\nthe Commission to amend the zoning\nmap in relation to the area of land or the\npart.\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 19\n15\n19. Section 20 amended (Alteration of planning\nprovisions in relation to housing supply land)\nSection 20 of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting subsection (1) and substituting the\nfollowing subsection:\n(1) As soon as practicable after a housing\nland supply order is made that requires\nan amendment to a planning scheme, the\nMinister is to direct the Commission to\namend the applicable planning scheme in\nrelation to the area of land or part,\nrespectively.\n20. Section 21 amended (Directions to amend planning\nscheme where land ceases to be housing supply\nland)\nSection 21(1) of the Principal Act is amended by\nomitting “to the area of land” and substituting\n“to the area of land if the relevant housing land\nsupply order required an amendment to that\nplanning scheme”.\n21. Section 23 amended (Taking effect of, and notice of,\namendment of planning scheme)\nSection 23 of the Principal Act is amended as\nfollows:\n(a) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) from\nsubsection (2) and substituting the\nfollowing paragraphs:\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 22 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n16\n(a) is to give notice of the\namendment to –\n(i) the interested persons, for\nthe purposes of\nsection 11, in relation to\nthe land; and\n(ii) each person who made a\nsubmission under\nsection 13(1) in relation to\nthe area of land; and\n(b) is to publish in a newspaper that\nis published, and circulates\ngenerally, in Tasmania a notice –\n(i) that the amendment has\nbeen made; and\n(ii) specifying the day on\nwhich the amendment\ntook effect.\n(b) by omitting subsection (3).\n22. Section 25A inserted\nAfter section 25 of the Principal Act, the\nfollowing section is inserted in Part 4:\n25A. Amendments to applicable planning scheme\nvoid in certain circumstances\n(1) If a planning scheme is amended under\nsection 19, section 20, section 21 or\nsection 22 as a result of an order made\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\nPart 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended s. 22\n17\nunder this Act, the amendments are taken\nto be void if –\n(a) the order is required to be tabled\nin each House of Parliament in\naccordance with section 47 of the\nActs Interpretation Act 1931; and\n(b) the order is void under section\n47(3A) of that Act or disallowed\nunder section 47(4) of that Act.\n(2) If amendments to a planning scheme are\ntaken to be void under subsection (1) –\n(a) as soon as practicable after the\nMinister becomes aware that the\nrelevant order is void or\ndisallowed under section 47 of\nthe Acts Interpretation Act 1931,\nthe Minister is to notify –\n(i) the Commission; and\n(ii) each interested person, for\nthe purposes of\nsection 11, in relation to\nthe land to which the\norder relates; and\n(iii) each person who made a\nsubmission under\nsection 13(1) in relation to\nthe order; and\n\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2026\nAct No. of 2026\ns. 23 Part 3 – Housing Land Supply Act 2018 Amended\n18\n(b) the Commission is to revoke the\namendments to the planning\nscheme; and\n(c) the revocation of those\namendments does not affect the\nvalidity of any action taken in\naccordance with the planning\nscheme so amended.\n23. Section 30 inserted\nAfter section 29 of the Principal Act, the\nfollowing section is inserted in Part 5:\n30. Transitional provision on commencement of\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous\nAmendments) Act 2026\nThis Act, as in force immediately before\nthe commencement of the Housing Land\nSupply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act\n2026, applies to a proposed order if\nnotice of the proposed order has been\ngiven under section 12(1) of this Act\nbefore the commencement of the\nHousing Land Supply (Miscellaneous\nAmendments) Act 2026.\nGovernment Printer, Tasmania","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The Bill expands the practical scope of the Housing Land Supply Act 2018 beyond its original procedural focus by: (1) allowing housing land supply orders to include drafts of site‑specific qualifications and specific area plans that can be inserted into or modify planning schemes (new substantive tools); (2) accelerating the operational effect of orders by directing immediate amendment of zoning maps and planning schemes and treating those amendments as effective from the day the order takes effect (new s 18A and amendments to ss 19–20); and (3) altering the oversight and publication architecture (removal of the explicit parliamentary \"laying\" step, hybrid treatment under the Acts Interpretation Act and Rules Publication Act, and new post‑decision publication and revocation mechanics). These changes broaden the Minister's ability to shape detailed planning controls through orders rather than through separate planning processes, while substituting reactive parliamentary control (disallowance/voiding under s47) and online publication for the former pre‑tabling step."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple amendments across two Acts (Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 and Housing Land Supply Act 2018)","Cross‑references to other statutes (Acts Interpretation Act 1931 s47 and Rules Publication Act 1953) that change procedural treatment","Hybrid treatment of orders (treated as regulations for some Acts Interpretation Act purposes but not statutory rules under Rules Publication Act)","Added conditional logic tying planning scheme amendments to later voiding/disallowance under Acts Interpretation Act s47 (new s 25A)","New public‑access and publication obligations (multiple new sections with time limits and different publication media)","Insertion of new content types that orders may include (site‑specific qualifications and specific area plans), expanding substantive scope","Removal of an existing parliamentary laying step and renaming of consultation/ scrutiny provisions (repeal of s 9 and heading changes)","Timing effects (amendments take effect from order date via new s 18A) and transitional provision for in‑flight proposals (new s 30)","Self‑repeal clause (the Act expires after one year), which imposes a temporal constraint on using the new machinery","Moderate number of new sections and substitutions increasing cross‑referencing and conditional paths (e.g. when to publish, when to revoke, who to notify)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this Bill changes (mechanically)\n\n- Temporariness: the Act created by this Bill would automatically repeal itself one year after it starts (section 3).\n\n- Minor technical update to another Act: it updates a cross‑reference in the Community Housing Providers National Law (Tasmania) Act 2013 so that the Minister reference points to the Homes Tasmania Act 2022 (Part 2, s 5).\n\n- How housing land supply orders are treated for publication and parliamentary procedure (multiple amendments to the Housing Land Supply Act 2018):\n  - Orders under the Housing Land Supply Act are to be treated, for many purposes, as if they were regulations under the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (new subsections inserted into sections 4 and 8). At the same time, the Bill expressly says such orders are not \"statutory rules\" under the Rules Publication Act 1953 (ss 7, 10, 15 amendments).\n  - The heading that referenced \"parliamentary scrutiny\" is simplified to just \"consultation\" and the existing provision that required laying a proposed order before both Houses is removed (s 11 and repeal of s 9). The consultation process before making an order is tightened so the Minister cannot make an order that is a materially different version of the publicly exhibited proposal unless that altered version was publicly re‑exhibited (amended s 10).\n\n- New or clarified publication and transparency steps: the Minister must publish and make publicly available (on the Department website) reasons and material in a number of situations:\n  - If, after consultation, the Minister decides not to proceed with a proposed order, the Minister must publish a Gazette notice stating the decision and reasons, table a copy in Parliament, send the notice to interested persons and submitters, and keep submissions and responses on the Department website for at least 6 months (new s 13A).\n  - If an order is made following consultation, the Minister must publish on the Department website the reasons for the order, the Minister's grounds that it does not contravene certain constraints in the Act, all submissions and the Minister's responses, and a statement explaining any material alteration that occurred after consultation — available for at least 6 months (new s 13B).\n  - When land ceases to be housing supply land, the Minister must publish a web notice giving the effective date, reasons, grounds, and a copy of the order; the notice must remain up for at least 6 months (new s 15).\n\n- Authorised content of housing land supply orders expanded: an order may now include (or require for the planning scheme) a draft site‑specific qualification or a draft specific area plan to be included in or to modify the applicable planning scheme (new s 7(3)).\n\n- Timing and effect of planning changes:\n  - If an order specifies an intended zone or requires an amendment to a planning scheme, the Minister must direct the Commission (planning authority) to amend the zoning map or planning scheme \"as soon as practicable\" after the order takes effect (amended ss 19 and 20; new s 18A clarifies those amendments take effect from the day the order takes effect).\n  - Notice requirements for scheme amendments are specified: notice to interested persons and submitters and publication in a Tasmanian newspaper specifying when the amendment took effect (amended s 23).\n\n- Safety valve if an order is later voided or disallowed: where a planning scheme was amended because of an order, those amendments are to be treated as void if the order had to be tabled and is subsequently found void or disallowed under section 47 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931; the Minister must notify affected people and the Commission must revoke the amendments, though actions already taken under the amended planning scheme are preserved (new s 25A).\n\n- Transitional rule: any proposed order that was already publicly notified before commencement will continue to be governed by the Principal Act as it was immediately before these amendments (new s 30).\n\nWho this affects\n\n- The Minister for Business, Industry and Resources (and through them the Department) — gains and clarifies powers to direct planning amendments and to include site‑specific planning instruments in orders. The Minister also gains new mandatory publication duties.\n- The Tasmanian Planning Commission — will be required to amend zoning maps and planning schemes \"as soon as practicable\" when directed by the Minister under a housing land supply order.\n- Landowners and developers whose land is proposed to be declared housing supply land — their land can be rezoned or have scheme provisions altered more directly as part of an order; they are one of the groups that must be given notice and access to submissions and reasons.\n- Interested persons and public submitters — will see more material placed on the Department website (reasons, submissions and responses) for at least 6 months in several decision pathways.\n- Local government and other planning stakeholders — will face an expedited, statutory route that can change zoning or planning provisions by Ministerial order and bring draft site‑specific qualifications or specific area plans into effect under the planning scheme.\n\nWhy it matters (stated purposes and the mechanisms that achieve them)\n\n- The Bill appears designed to speed and make more direct the conversion of specified land into \"housing supply land\" by:\n  - Allowing orders to include draft site‑specific qualifications and specific area plans that become part of planning schemes (new s 7(3)). That creates a single mechanism to both declare land and embed the site‑level planning controls needed to develop it.\n  - Directing the Commission to amend zoning maps and planning schemes promptly once an order takes effect (amended ss 19–20; new s 18A).\n\n- The Bill also alters the scrutiny and publication regime by removing the explicit parliamentary \"laying\" step and instead:\n  - Treating orders as if they are regulations for some purposes of the Acts Interpretation Act (including the tabling/disallowance machinery) but excluding them from the Rules Publication Act (ss 4(5) and 8(6)–(8) etc.).\n  - Requiring public publication of reasons, submissions and responses on a Department website for a minimum period, and requiring Gazette and newspaper notices in certain cases (new ss 13A, 13B, 15, amended s 23).\n\nTesting the stated mechanisms against costs, incentives and trade‑offs\n\n- Who decides and who pays: the Minister makes orders and decides the content. The Commission implements amendments at the Minister's direction. Costs of administration (publishing material, updating planning schemes/maps, responding to submissions) fall on the Department and the Commission; compliance and adjustment costs fall on landowners, councils and developers.\n\n- Speed versus oversight: the Bill reduces one prior procedural step (the specific \"laying before both Houses\" requirement) and allows faster effect of planning amendments (effective from the day the order takes effect). That increases administrative speed but relies on the Acts Interpretation Act s47 tabling/disallowance process (and the new s 25A voiding/notification mechanics) to preserve parliamentary oversight. The trade‑off is more immediate planning effect with parliamentary oversight that is reactive (disallowance after the fact) rather than preventive.\n\n- Transparency and accountability measures added: the requirement to publish reasons, submissions and Ministerial responses improves public access to the decision record (new ss 13A and 13B). However, the effectiveness of that transparency depends on timely and usable publication on the Department website and on the public actually reviewing material within the 6‑month window.\n\n- Regulatory certainty and reversibility: making planning amendments take effect from the order date gives developers earlier certainty about applicable controls, but the new voiding rule (s 25A) creates a conditional risk that those amendments may later be revoked if the order is disallowed or voided. The Bill mitigates legal disruption by preserving the validity of actions already taken under an amendment even if later revoked (s 25A(2)(c)), which reduces legal risk to third parties but leaves policy reversals possible.\n\n- Expansion of Ministerial tools and content scope: allowing orders to contain drafts of site‑specific qualifications and specific area plans centralises finer planning detail in the Ministerial order. That concentrates decision‑making power at the Minister/Department level for the duration of the order and reduces the number of separate statutory instruments needed. This may reduce transaction time for development approvals but raises concentration of discretion and a risk of regulatory capture if stakeholder input is incomplete.\n\n- Compliance and implementation burden: newly required publication, mapping and scheme amendments impose administrative work on the Department and the Commission. Affected landholders and councils must monitor both the public exhibition process and post‑decision web notices to protect their rights.\n\nKey implementation risks and practical notes\n\n- The Act is temporary (self‑repealing after one year). That limits the window for using these changes and creates timing pressure for any orders that rely on the new mechanics.\n- The interaction with the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 (section 47) is pivotal: orders are treated like regulations for tabling/disallowance purposes but not treated as statutory rules under the Rules Publication Act. That hybrid status is legally technical and could lead to disputes about the correct procedural requirements and remedies.\n- The new voiding/revocation process (s 25A) attempts to square immediate effect with parliamentary control; it will rely on prompt notification and Commission action to unwind scheme amendments if an order is disallowed.\n\nBottom line (mechanical effects in one sentence)\n\nThe Bill gives the Minister stronger, faster tools to convert nominated land into \"housing supply land\" (including embedding site‑specific planning instruments in the planning scheme), replaces a pre‑parliamentary \"laying\" step with tighter consultation and post‑decision publication rules, makes planning amendments effective from the day an order takes effect, and includes safeguards and a revocation path if orders are later disallowed — all as temporary measures that expire after one year."},"summary":{"status_summary":"Introduced in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.","complexity_score":5,"likely_questions":["Why was the requirement to table proposed orders before Parliament removed?","How does the new disallowance process under the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 change the level of parliamentary oversight?","What are the practical implications of an order being void or disallowed for planning scheme amendments already made?","Who qualifies as an 'interested person' for the purposes of notification under the new sections?","How will the transitional provision affect orders that were already in the consultation process when the bill commences?"],"complexity_factors":["Multiple amendments to two different Acts with cross-references to the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 and Rules Publication Act 1953","Removal of a pre-approval parliamentary scrutiny step replaced by a post-making disallowance process with new notification requirements","Introduction of site-specific qualifications and specific area plans as new categories of planning modifications","Transitional provision distinguishing between proposed orders already notified and new orders","Interaction with parliamentary disallowance procedures and voiding of planning scheme amendments"],"plain_english_summary":"The Housing Land Supply (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2026 removes Parliament’s pre‑approval tabling requirement for housing land supply orders, shifting oversight to post‑making tabling and disallowance under the Acts Interpretation Act while adding detailed post‑decision publication and transparency obligations. It lets orders include site‑specific planning controls, clarifies amendment timing and voiding, and updates a cross‑reference. It affects the Minister, the Tasmanian Planning Commission, councils, landowners, developers, community housing providers and submitters—altering how supply decisions are scrutinised and published."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026","history":"/api/acts/housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026/history","analysis":"/api/acts/housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/housing-land-supply-miscellaneous-amendments-bill-2026/documents"}}