The major changes to planning appeal rights announced on 7 February 2025 by Minister for Planning, Felix Ellis, will impact every single Tasmanian by taking away community rights and preferencing property developers over the community.
“The state government has promised further reforms to our planning system, this time to curtail the right of third parties to appeal council decisions to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.”
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The latest attack on our planning appeal rights by the Tas Government is anti-democratic & removes the community’s voice. In the Mercury on 08 Feb 2025, Felix Ellis said the major changes to appeal rights will stop “anti-everything organisations” from objecting. In reality, it strips away public oversight, leaving communities powerless against bad developments. Property developers will retain their rights to appeal planning decisions but the general public won’t.
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See how each member of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly voted on DAPs.
How did Legislative Council + House of Assembly vote on DAPs? Read More »
It was a big year! All the hard work & achievements from this year wouldn’t have been possible without your continuous support and engagement – thank you.
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As the maxim goes “a failure to plan is a plan to fail,” writes Brian Risby.
Legislative Councillor Ruth Forrest is right when she says “proper process is important”. When it is ignored or abused, people’s confidence in institutions is undermined, which undermines confidence in democracy.
Mercury Letter to the Editor: Proper Process Key to Public Confidence Read More »
Independent Murchison MLC Ruth Forrest said while she supported the principle of development assessment panels, the government had failed to consult properly with councils.”What I’ve heard very clearly from my local government areas, from LGAT and from a number of other stakeholders, [they] are quite concerned about the process,” Ms Forrest said. “It’s a matter that really needs to have community engagement in a really meaningful way.”The other thing that’s missing … is an appeals process,” she said.
“DAPs are unnecessary – even the government’s own 2023 Position Paper states that Tasmania’s approval times for developments are the fastest in Australia.
Letter to the Editor: DAPs unnecessary – Writes PMAT President Read More »
Proposed Development Assessment Panel legislation opposed by community, Local Governments and Tasmanian Planning Commission – parliament needs to vote down the DAP legislation
