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Part Part 2 - State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025 - General provisions | Zoe

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State Policies and Projects (Macquarie Point Precinct) Order 2025

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Part 2 General provisions

2. A1

(1) If a condition specified in this order requires the approval of a relevant document, that relevant document must be –

(a) prepared by a suitably qualified person; and

(b) approved by the Secretary after consulting with the relevant regulator for the condition –

before the relevant document is relied upon for a use or development of the Project or as otherwise specified in the condition.

(2) A relevant document approved in accordance with subclause (1) –

(a) forms part of the conditions specified in this order; and

(b) must be complied with under this order.

3. A2

(1) As soon as is practicable after a relevant document is approved in accordance with condition A1, including, but not limited to, a copy of a relevant document that has been amended, a copy of the relevant document must be provided to each relevant regulator for the condition to which the relevant document relates.

(2) If a condition specified in this order –

(a) requires a relevant document to be prepared to the satisfaction of a person or agency; or

(b) allows a requirement of the condition to be varied to the satisfaction of a person or agency –

the person or agency must provide written notice, that the person or agency is so satisfied, to each relevant regulator for the condition to which the relevant document, or requirement, relates.

(3) A document required to be provided to a person, agency or relevant regulator under this condition must be provided –

(a) when whichever of the following occurs first:

(i) in the case of a requirement under subclause (1) in respect of the document, within 14 days after the approval of the document;

10. A9

(1) The Secretary is to establish a panel, called the Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel which is to consist of at least 3 members and no more than 5 members.

(2) The members of the Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel –

(a) must collectively have experience in the following areas:

(i) architecture;

(ii) landscape architecture;

(iii) urban design;

(iv) historic cultural heritage;

(v) design review of major public realm and infrastructure projects; and

(b) must include –

(i) a State Service officer or State Service employee who is employed or engaged for the purposes of providing strategic advice on architecture or urban design; and

(ii) a person, nominated by Heritage Tasmania, who has expertise in historic cultural heritage; and

(iii) a person with expertise in landscape architecture.

(3) The Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel is responsible for –

(a) reviewing the architectural, landscaping and urban design solutions for the Project at the earliest opportunity during the design process; and

(b) providing feedback to the Proponent to assist in the effective finalisation of the design prior to the approval of the following in respect of the Project:

(i) the Public Domain and Landscaping Plan required under condition B3;

(ii) the Signage and Wayfinding Plan required under condition B5;

(iii) the Design Plans required under B7; and

(c) providing feedback to the Secretary on any matter where, under condition AA3, the Secretary and a relevant regulator are required to reach a consensus, if that matter relates to the architectural, landscaping and urban design solutions for the Project; and

(d) providing feedback to the Proponent, or the Secretary, on the development of the Project generally or in relation to a specific stage of works.

(4) Before the Proponent submits a plan referred to in subclause (3)(b) for approval under the relevant condition, the Proponent must seek the feedback of the Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel.

(5) Within 10 working days after the Proponent seeks the feedback of the Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel in respect of a plan, the Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel must provide written feedback on the plan to the Proponent.

(6) If the Design Quality and Integrity Review Panel provides written feedback to the Proponent under subclause (5) in respect of a plan and suggests changes to the plan, the Proponent must make publicly available a statement that specifies –

(a) each change proposed by the Panel; and

(b) whether the Proponent intends to make the change to the plan as suggested; and

(c) if the Proponent does not intend to make the change to the plan as suggested, the reasons why the Proponent does not intend to change the plan.