2025
A Bill
for
An Act to amend the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games
Arrangements Act 2021, the City of Brisbane Act 2010, the
Economic Development Act 2012, the Local Government Act
2009, the Planning Act 2016, the Planning and Environment
Court Act 2016 and the legislation mentioned in schedule 1 for
particular purposes
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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
Chapter 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Planning (Social Impact and
Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Act
2025.
2 Commencement
The following provisions commence on a day to be fixed by
proclamation—
(a) chapter 2;
(b) chapter 4, part 3;
(c) chapter 5;
(d) schedule 1.
Chapter 2 Social impact and
community benefit
amendments
Part 1 Amendment of City of Brisbane
Act 2010
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This part amends the City of Brisbane Act 2010.
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4 Amendment of s 99 (Cost-recovery fees)
(1) Section 99(2)—
insert—
(da) doing an activity mentioned in the Planning
Act, section 106ZM(2); or
(2) Section 99(3), ‘subsection (2)(d) or (e)’—
omit, insert—
subsection (2)(d), (da) or (e)
(3) Section 99(3)(a), ‘person’—
omit, insert—
entity
5 Amendment of s 100 (Register of cost-recovery fees)
(1) Section 100(3)—
insert—
(ca) for a cost-recovery fee under section
99(2)(da)—the activity, mentioned in the
Planning Act, section 106ZM(2), to which
the fee relates; or
(2) Section 100(3)(ca) and (d)—
renumber as section 100(3)(d) and (e).
Part 2 Amendment of Local
Government Act 2009
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This part amends the Local Government Act 2009.
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7 Amendment of s 97 (Cost-recovery fees)
(1) Section 97(2)—
insert—
(da) doing an activity mentioned in the Planning
Act, section 106ZM(2); or
(2) Section 97(3), ‘subsection (2)(d) or (e)’—
omit, insert—
subsection (2)(d), (da) or (e)
(3) Section 97(3)(a), ‘person’—
omit, insert—
entity
8 Amendment of s 98 (Register of cost-recovery fees)
(1) Section 98(3)—
insert—
(ca) for a cost-recovery fee under section
97(2)(da)—the activity, mentioned in the
Planning Act, section 106ZM(2), to which
the fee relates; or
(2) Section 98(3)(ca) and (d)—
renumber as section 98(3)(d) and (e).
Part 3 Amendment of Planning Act
2016
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This part amends the Planning Act 2016.
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Note—
See also the amendments in schedule 1.
10 Amendment of s 51 (Making development applications)
(1) Section 51—
insert—
(3A) If a development application is for development
requiring social impact assessment, the
application must be accompanied by—
(a) a social impact assessment report for the
application that complies with section
106W(1), or a notice given by the chief
executive under section 106ZE(1)(a) stating
that a social impact assessment report is not
required for the application; and
(b) each community benefit agreement for the
application required under section 106Z(1)
or entered into under section 106Z(2), or a
notice given by the chief executive under
section 106ZE(1)(b) stating that a
community benefit agreement is not
required for the application.
(2) Section 51(4)(a), ‘subsections (1) to (3)’—
omit, insert—
subsections (1) to (4)
(3) Section 51(4)(b), ‘subsections (2) and (3)’—
omit, insert—
subsections (2) to (4)
(4) Section 51(5)—
omit, insert—
(5) A development application that complies with
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subsections (1) to (4), or that the assessment
manager accepts under subsection (5)(c) or (d), is
a properly made application.
(5) Section 51(3A) to (5)—
renumber as section 51(4) to (6).
11 Insertion of new s 52A
After section 52—
insert—
52A Changes relating to development requiring
social impact assessment
(1) This section applies if—
(a) an applicant changes a development
application by notice given to the
assessment manager under section 52 (a
change notice); and
(b) the change relates to development requiring
social impact assessment; and
(c) the change is not a minor change.
Note—
For changes to a social impact assessment report or
community benefit agreement for a development
application before the application is decided, see also
sections 106X and 106ZA.
(2) If there is a social impact assessment report for the
development application, the change notice must
be accompanied by an amended social impact
assessment report reflecting the changes to the
application.
(3) If there is no social impact assessment report for
the development application, the change notice
must be accompanied by—
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(a) a social impact assessment report for the
application as changed that complies with
section 106W(1); or
(b) a notice given by the chief executive under
section 106ZE(1)(a) stating that a social
impact assessment report is not required for
the application as changed.
(4) If there is a community benefit agreement for the
development application, the change notice must
be accompanied by—
(a) a notice signed by the parties to the
community benefit agreement stating that
the parties have agreed to amend the
community benefit agreement in light of the
changes to the application, and a copy of the
amended community benefit agreement; or
(b) a notice signed by the parties to the
community benefit agreement stating that
the parties have agreed not to amend the
community benefit agreement in light of the
changes to the application.
(5) If there is no community benefit agreement for the
development application, the change notice must
be accompanied by—
(a) each community benefit agreement for the
application as changed required under
section 106Z(1) or entered into under
section 106Z(2); or
(b) a notice given by the chief executive under
section 106ZE(1)(b) stating that a
community benefit agreement is not
required for the application as changed.
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12 Amendment of s 63 (Notice of decision)
Section 63(2)(e)(ii), after ‘referral agency’s response’—
insert—
or a direction under section 95(1) or 106ZF(2)
13 Amendment of s 64 (Deemed approval of applications)
(1) Section 64(8)—
insert—
(ba) any conditions that the chief executive
directed the assessment manager to impose
under section 106ZF(2); and
(2) Section 64(8)(ba) and (c)—
renumber as section 64(8)(c) and (d).
(3) Section 64(9) and (10), ‘subsection (8)(c)’—
omit, insert—
subsection (8)(d)
14 Amendment of s 65 (Permitted development conditions)
(1) Section 65, heading, ‘conditions’—
omit, insert—
conditions—generally
(2) Section 65(2), ‘development condition may’—
omit, insert—
development condition imposed on a
development approval may
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15 Insertion of new s 65AA
After section 65—
insert—
65AA Other permitted development
conditions—development requiring social
impact assessment
(1) This section applies in relation to a development
approval for development requiring social impact
assessment.
(2) A development condition imposed on the
development approval may—
(a) require compliance with a community
benefit agreement for the application for the
approval, but only to the extent the
responsibilities under the agreement attach
to, and bind the owner of, premises under
section 155(3), as applied by section
106Z(4); or
(b) relate to the management, mitigation or
counterbalancing of a social impact of the
development; or
(c) relate to the monitoring of a social impact of
the development.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2)(b), a
development condition imposed on the
development approval may, in relation to a social
impact of the development, require the provision
of, or a contribution towards, infrastructure or
another thing for a community in the locality of
the development.
(4) However, a development condition may be
imposed on the development approval under
subsection (2)(b) or (3) only if—
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(a) there is no community benefit agreement for
the application for the approval; or
(b) the social impact of the development has
materially changed since the social impact
assessment report for the application for the
approval was prepared or last changed.
(5) Section 65(1) does not apply in relation to a
development condition imposed on the
development approval under this section.
(6) However, a development condition imposed
under this section, other than subsection (2)(a),
must not be an unreasonable imposition on the
development or the use of the premises as a
consequence of the development.
(7) If a development condition requires the provision
of infrastructure or another thing under subsection
(3), the condition is taken to be complied with
if—
(a) the entity that imposed the condition agrees
in writing that a stated contribution towards
the infrastructure or thing may be provided
instead of the infrastructure or thing; and
(b) the contribution is provided in accordance
with the agreement.
16 Amendment of s 66 (Prohibited development conditions)
Section 66(1)(c), after ‘other than under’—
insert—
section 65AA(3) or
17 Amendment of s 75 (Making change representations)
(1) Section 75(1)(a)(ii), from ‘made’—
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omit, insert—
given by the Minister under part 6, division 2; or
(2) Section 75(1)(a)—
insert—
(iii) a development condition imposed under a
direction given by the chief executive under
section 106ZF(2); or
(3) Section 75(1)(b), ‘section 64(8)(c)’—
omit, insert—
section 64(8)(d)
18 Amendment of s 78A (Responsible entity for change
applications)
(1) Section 78A(4)—
omit, insert—
(4) Further, the chief executive is the responsible
entity for the change application instead of the
person under subsection (1) if—
(a) the change application is for a change to a
development approval given or changed by
the chief executive under part 6A; or
(b) the change application is for a change to a
development condition that the chief
executive directed be imposed under section
106ZF(2) and the P&E Court is not the
responsible entity for the change
application.
(2) Section 78A(7), ‘subsection (4)’—
omit, insert—
subsection (4)(a)
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19 Amendment of s 79 (Requirements for change
applications)
(1) Section 79—
insert—
(1B) If a change application, other than a change
application for a minor change to a development
approval, relates to development requiring social
impact assessment, the application must be
accompanied by—
(a) a social impact assessment report for the
application that complies with section
106W(1), or a notice given by the chief
executive under section 106ZE(1)(a) stating
that a social impact assessment report is not
required for the application; and
(b) each community benefit agreement for the
application required under section 106Z(1)
or entered into under section 106Z(2), or a
notice given by the chief executive under
section 106ZE(1)(b) stating that a
community benefit agreement is not
required for the application.
(2) Section 79(2)(a), ‘subsections (1) and (1A)’—
omit, insert—
subsections (1) to (3)
(3) Section 79(2)(b), ‘subsection (1A)’—
omit, insert—
subsections (2) and (3)
(4) Section 79(1A) to (2)—
renumber as section 79(2) to (4).
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20 Amendment of s 99 (Directions to referral agency)
Section 99(1)(a)(i), ‘section 65 or 66’—
omit, insert—
section 65, 65AA or 66
21 Insertion of new ch 3, pt 6B
Chapter 3—
insert—
Part 6B Development requiring
social impact
assessment
Division 1 Preliminary
106R Definition for part
In this part—
social impact, in relation to development
requiring social impact assessment, means the
potential impact of the development on the social
environment of a community in the locality of the
development, including the potential impact of
the development on—
(a) the physical or mental wellbeing of
members of the community; and
(b) the livelihood of members of the
community; and
(c) the values of the community; and
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