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PMAT & TCT Submission: Draft Macquarie Point Planning Permit Bill 2025

Submissions / 16 June 2025 / Mac Point's Future, Submissions

PMAT and Tasmanian Conservation Trust (TCT) believe it is important to express our concerns regarding the proposed legislation, before it is released, to each member of the Tasmanian Parliament. The State Government has made false assertions about the need for the ‘enabling legislation’ and is expected to unnecessarily rush the legislation through the Tasmanian Parliament.

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DAP Survey Results: Legislative Election Candidates Position on DAPs 2025

News & Media / 15 May 2025 / #SCRAPTHEDAP, Survey

Legislative Council (Upper House of Tasmanian Parliament) elections are being held on 24 May 2025 in the seats of Montgomery, Nelson and Pembroke. All 13 candidates across the three seats were contacted by PMAT with an email inviting them to undertake a survey on their position on DAPs (Development Assessment Panels).

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PMAT Submission: Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium Draft Integrated Assessment Report

Submissions / 11 May 2025 / Mac Point's Future, Submissions

PMAT does not have a position on whether a stadium should be built at Macquarie Point. We have engaged in this issue due to the ad hoc and chaotic nature of the Tasmanian Government’s approach to planning the development of the Macquarie Point site.

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PMAT will co-host, with SaveUTAS, two Legislative Council ‘Meet the Candidates Evening’ for Nelson (12 May) and Pembroke (15 May).

Candidates Forum: Pembroke 15 May

Past Events / 2 May 2025 / #SCRAPTHEDAP

PMAT will co-host, with SaveUTAS, two Legislative Council ‘Meet the Candidates Evening’ for Nelson (12 May) and Pembroke (15 May).

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Candidates Forum: Nelson 12 May

Past Events / 2 May 2025 / #SCRAPTHEDAP

PMAT will co-host, with SaveUTAS, two Legislative Council ‘Meet the Candidates Evening’ for Nelson (12 May) and Pembroke (15 May).

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PMAT Submission: Draft LUPA Amendment (Development Assessment Panels) Bill 2025

Submissions / 30 April 2025 / #SCRAPTHEDAP, Submissions

The 2025 revised Draft LUPA Amendment (Development Assessment Panels) Bill 2025 (2025 DAP Bill) is not significantly changed from the Land Use Planning and Approvals (Development Assessment Panels) Bill 2024 (2024 DAP Bill) that was refused by the Tasmanian Parliament in November 2024.

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Make a submission to #SCRAPTHEDAP by 24 April 2025 at 5pm. Our voice and our rights are worth fighting for.

PMAT Media Release: The Tasmanian Government’s renewed push for DAPs is another demonstration they don’t care about the community

News & Media / 18 April 2025 / #SCRAPTHEDAP, Media Release

The Tasmanian Government’s renewed push for DAPs is another demonstration they don’t care about the community or Local Government,” says Ms Underwood, “In 2024, we saw huge opposition against the DAPs Bill with 92% of submissions (444/482) against, every local Council opposed, and the Legislative Council voted it down. This Bill is not significantly different to last time.

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