Since coming to office the Tasmanian Liberal Government has changed planning laws dramatically and has reduced the power of local councils to make decisions about developments across Tasmania. This has weakened the rights of local communities to have a say about developments that affect their own home, their local streets and town and their most treasured National Parks and Reserves.

 

The Tasmanian Liberal Government has proposed further weakening the role of Councils by legislating for Development Assessment Panels (DAPs).  DAPs take development assessment and approval from local Councils and remove planning appeal rights and with it the voice of the community.