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Planning Act 2016
sec.25Reviewing planning schemes
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### sec.25 Reviewing planning schemes
A local government must—
review its planning scheme within 10 years after—
the planning scheme was made; or
if the planning scheme has been reviewed—the planning scheme was last reviewed; and
decide, based on that review, whether to amend or replace the planning scheme.
If the local government decides not to amend or replace the planning scheme, the local government must—
give written reasons for the decision to the chief executive; and
publish a public notice, in the approved form, about the decision; and
keep a copy of the public notice in a conspicuous place in the local government’s public office, for a period of at least 40 business days after the notice is published.
Despite subsection (1) , a local government must review any LGIP (an LGIP review ) in its planning scheme within 5 years after—
the LGIP was included in the planning scheme; and
if the LGIP has been reviewed—the LGIP was last reviewed.
When conducting an LGIP review, the local government must follow the process in the Minister’s rules.
An LGIP review is not a review for subsection (1) .
(sec.25-ssec.1) A local government must— review its planning scheme within 10 years after— the planning scheme was made; or if the planning scheme has been reviewed—the planning scheme was last reviewed; and decide, based on that review, whether to amend or replace the planning scheme.
(sec.25-ssec.2) If the local government decides not to amend or replace the planning scheme, the local government must— give written reasons for the decision to the chief executive; and publish a public notice, in the approved form, about the decision; and keep a copy of the public notice in a conspicuous place in the local government’s public office, for a period of at least 40 business days after the notice is published.
(sec.25-ssec.3) Despite subsection (1) , a local government must review any LGIP (an LGIP review ) in its planning scheme within 5 years after— the LGIP was included in the planning scheme; and if the LGIP has been reviewed—the LGIP was last reviewed.
(sec.25-ssec.4) When conducting an LGIP review, the local government must follow the process in the Minister’s rules.
(sec.25-ssec.5) An LGIP review is not a review for subsection (1) .
- (a) review its planning scheme within 10 years after— (i) the planning scheme was made; or (ii) if the planning scheme has been reviewed—the planning scheme was last reviewed; and
- (i) the planning scheme was made; or
- (ii) if the planning scheme has been reviewed—the planning scheme was last reviewed; and
- (b) decide, based on that review, whether to amend or replace the planning scheme.
- (i) the planning scheme was made; or
- (ii) if the planning scheme has been reviewed—the planning scheme was last reviewed; and
- (a) give written reasons for the decision to the chief executive; and
- (b) publish a public notice, in the approved form, about the decision; and
- (c) keep a copy of the public notice in a conspicuous place in the local government’s public office, for a period of at least 40 business days after the notice is published.
- (a) the LGIP was included in the planning scheme; and
- (b) if the LGIP has been reviewed—the LGIP was last reviewed.