An open letter to Jeremy Rockliff by an ex-planning commissioner, Catherine Nicholson on the ineffectiveness of development assessment panels.
Mercury Opinion Piece: Development panels costly and ineffective Read More »
The independent panel members [DAPs] are generally pro-development and pro government of the day. They are anything but independent or apolitical.
Examiner Opinion Piece: Will panels undermine local councils? Read More »
Legislative Council elections are being held on 4 May 2024 in the seats of Elwick, Hobart and Prosser. All 16 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).
PMAT Survey: What Are Your Legislative Candidates Position on DAPs? Read More »
Public comment was invited between 11 January – 9 March 2024. We thank the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania for allowing PMAT to lodge our submission on the 10 April 2024.
“The Proposed Development Assessment Panels are a massive step backwards for Tasmania’s transparency and democracy.” The Mercury.
Opinion Piece: Planning Shift Takes Away Voice of Communities Read More »
Deputy Premier and Minister for Planning Michael Ferguson for a quiet little policy to water down Tasmania’s planning laws so that ‘certain development applications’ would not be considered by local councils, or potentially subject to public appeals, but determined by Development Assessment Panels (DAPs) instead. The minister hasn’t talked about this much lately, despite a 400-strong public meeting held last week by a very concerned Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania.
Opinion Piece: “The All You Can Eat Porky” by Danielle Wood Read More »
A State election is being held on 23 March 2024 for all House of Assembly seats. Of the 167 candidates announced by the Tasmanian Electoral Commission, PMAT managed to obtain email contact details for 160. The remainder did not have email details provided. Only 25 candidates completed the survey. The survey was open from Sunday 3 March 2024 until midnight Saturday 9 March 2024.
State Election Candidate Survey Results on DAPs 2024 Read More »
PMAT Media Release: Plan to come to #ScrapTheDAP public meeting 2024
PMAT Media Release: Plan to come to #ScrapTheDAP public meeting Read More »
Submission Guide: Scrap the State Government’s Development Assessment Panel (DAP) for National Parks and Reserves #ScrapTheDap
Tasmanian nature conservation organisations with decades of experience working to create and protect world heritage areas, national parks and other reserves have united to urge election candidates to ‘Scrap the DAPs’ for reserved land.
