{"id":"planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020","name":"Planning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020","slug":"planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"wa","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181587,"registerId":"wa-planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Planning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020","content":"![Crest]()Western Australia\n\nPlanning and Development Act 2005\n\nPlanning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020\n\nWestern Australia\n\nPlanning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020\n\nContents\n\n1. Citation 1\n\n2. Commencement 1\n\n3. Terms used 1\n\n4. Fees 2\n\nSchedule 1 — Fees\n\nNotes\n\nCompilation table 4\n\nDefined terms\n\n  \n\nPlanning and Development Act 2005\n\nPlanning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020\n\n##### 1. Citation\n\n\t\tThis notice is the *Planning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020*.\n\n##### 2. Commencement\n\nThis notice comes into operation as follows —\n\n(a) clauses 1 and 2 — on the day on which this notice is published in the *Gazette*;\n\n(b) the rest of the notice — on the day after that day.\n\n##### 3. Terms used\n\n(1) In this notice —\n\ndesign includes a draft of the design;\n\ndesign review, in relation to a development that is the subject of a development application to be determined by the Commission under section 274 of the Act, means a review of the design of the development that —\n\n(a) was conducted, at the request of the applicant, by the State Design Review Panel before, as the case requires —\n\n(i) the application was made or referred to the Commission; or\n\n(ii) the Commission was directed to determine the application;\n\nor\n\n(b) is conducted by the State Design Review Panel for the purposes of the Commission’s consideration of the application;\n\nState Design Review Panel means the committee called the State Design Review Panel established under Schedule 2 clause 1 of the Act.\n\n(2) Other terms used in this notice that are also used in Part 17 of the Act have the same meanings in this notice as they have in that Part.\n\n##### 4. Fees\n\n(1) The applicable fee set out in Schedule 1 is payable to the Commission in respect of the following —\n\n(a) a development application to be determined by the Commission under section 274 of the Act;\n\n(b) an application made under section 279(2) of the Act.\n\n(2) The additional fees set out in subclause (3) are payable to the Commission in respect of a development application to be determined by the Commission under section 274 of the Act if 1 or more design reviews were, or are, conducted in relation to the development.\n\n(3) The additional fees are —\n\n(a) $10 000; and\n\n(b) if the number of design reviews is more than 3 — $5 000 per design review after the 3rd design review.\n\n(4) A fee payable under this clause is payable by the applicant.\n\n(5) Neither subclause (1)(a) nor subclause (2) applies to a development application in respect of which a direction was given under section 272(5) of the Act unless the Minister’s consideration of the application for the purposes of section 272(4)(b) of the Act was done at the applicant’s request.\n\nSchedule 1 — Fees\n\n[cl. 4]\n\n| **Item** | **Application** | **Fee** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1. | Development application where the estimated cost of the development is — |  |\n|  | (a) less than $5 million | 0.32% of the estimated cost |\n|  | (b) not less than $5 million but less than $10 million | $18 236 + 0.123% for every $1 by which the estimated cost exceeds $5 million |\n|  | (c) not less than $10 million but less than $20 million | $22 044 + 0.123% for every $1 by which the estimated cost exceeds $5 million |\n|  | (d) not less than $20 million | $44 682 |\n| 2. | Application under section 279(2) | $295 |\n\n\nNotes\n\nThis is a compilation of the *Planning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020*. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.\n\nCompilation table\n\n| **Citation** | **Published** | **Commencement** |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| *Planning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020* | SL 2020/116 10 Jul 2020 | cl. 1 and 2: 10 Jul 2020 (see cl. 2(a));   Notice other than cl. 1 and 2: 11 Jul 2020 (see cl. 2(b)) |\n\n\nDefined terms\n\n*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*\n\n**Defined term Provision(s)**\n\ndesign 3(1)\n\ndesign review 3(1)\n\nState Design Review Panel 3(1)\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice serves its original narrow purpose of setting fees for Part 17 of the Planning and Development Act 2005. It has not expanded beyond this specific administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 defined terms in clause 3(1)","Simple fee structure with basic arithmetic calculations (percentages and fixed amounts)","Single cross-reference to Part 17 of the Planning and Development Act 2005 for undefined terms","One conditional exception in clause 4(5) regarding ministerial directions","Short document (4 pages including tables and notes)","No nested exceptions or complex conditional logic beyond the tiered fee structure"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Western Australian regulation that sets out the fees developers must pay when submitting certain planning applications to the Western Australian Planning Commission.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Establishes a sliding scale of fees for **development applications** based on the estimated cost of the project:\n  - Under $5 million: 0.32% of project cost\n  - $5–10 million: $18,236 plus 0.123% of amount over $5 million\n  - $10–20 million: $22,044 plus 0.123% of amount over $5 million\n  - Over $20 million: Flat fee of $44,682\n- Sets a flat fee of **$295** for applications to extend the time to start a development (section 279(2) applications)\n- Introduces **additional fees for design reviews** conducted by the State Design Review Panel:\n  - $10,000 base fee if any design reviews occur\n  - Plus $5,000 for each review beyond the third one\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Property developers submitting large-scale development applications to the Western Australian Planning Commission (typically significant projects determined under section 274 of the Planning and Development Act 2005)\n- Applicants seeking extensions of time to commence developments\n\n**Key detail:**\n- The extra design review fees don't apply if the application was referred to the Commission by the Minister under section 272(5), unless the applicant specifically asked for that ministerial consideration."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This notice implements and specifies fees under Part 17 of the Planning and Development Act 2005 for Commission-determined development applications and certain other applications; it does not alter who may apply or the statutory decision‑making powers. It only prescribes amounts, surcharges for design reviews, and a narrow exception tied to Ministerial consideration (cl.4(5))."},"complexity_factors":["Tiered fee schedule with mixed percentage and fixed-sum formulas (Schedule 1 items 1(a)–(d)) increases calculation complexity for applicants and administrators.","Additional, discrete design-review surcharges: $10,000 plus $5,000 per design review after the third (cl.4(2)–(3)).","Clear payer rule: the applicant is liable for fees (cl.4(4)).","Exception that excludes certain development applications directed under section 272(5) unless the applicant requested Ministerial consideration (cl.4(5)) — creates a conditional scope application tied to Act procedures.","Defined-term linkage: several terms (including 'estimated cost') are used as in Part 17 of the Act, so interpretation depends on definitions outside this notice (cl.3(2)).","Operational dependency on other Act provisions (s.274, s.279, s.272) for when fees apply introduces implementation coupling with the parent Act.","Commencement staging: clauses 1–2 commence on publication day; remainder starts next day (cl.2) — minor administrative sequencing."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the fees payable to the Western Australian Planning Commission for certain development applications and related requests. It prescribes a tiered fee schedule based on the development’s estimated cost, a flat fee for section 279(2) applications, and extra charges when State Design Review Panel reviews occur. Applicants pay the fees. The measure matters because it directly raises the transactional cost of applying for Commission-determined approvals and creates a marginal cost for multiple design reviews."},"summary":{"complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No assessment possible. The legislation content is unavailable due to a broken or removed URL. No comparison between original intent and enacted scope can be made."},"complexity_factors":["No legislative content was provided — only a website error/redirect message","Unable to assess any substantive legal provisions, definitions, or operative clauses","Complexity cannot be meaningfully rated without access to the actual instrument"],"plain_english_summary":"**This legislation cannot be analysed.** The page for the *Planning and Development (Part 17 Fees) Notice 2020* (a Western Australian instrument dealing with planning-related fees) is no longer available on the official WA legislation website. The content of the law has not been provided — only an error message explaining that the page has been removed due to system and security upgrades.\n\n**What this means for you:** If you need to find out what fees apply under Part 17 of the *Planning and Development Act 2005* (WA), you should:\n- Navigate the WA legislation website (legislation.wa.gov.au) using the search or menu options to find the current instrument\n- Contact the Parliamentary Counsel's Office Helpdesk directly\n- Check with the relevant planning authority (e.g. the Western Australian Planning Commission) for current fee schedules"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020","history":"/api/acts/planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/planning-and-development-part-17-fees-notice-2020/documents"}}