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    1. A Labor government will ensure local councils have appropriate resources and autonomy to make planning decisions that reflect community expectations and protect local character, while also having access to a statewide planning scheme for consistency. 2. The Labor party will develop state planning policies in consultation with communities, provide free planning advice to residents, and review the performance of the new statewide planning system after its implementation. 3. Labor also aims to recognize the important role of local governments, conduct a review of fees and charges, and develop partnership agreements between state and local governments.

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    1. A Labor government will ensure local councils have appropriate resources and autonomy to make planning decisions that reflect community expectations and protect local character, while also having access to a statewide planning scheme for consistency. 2. The Labor party will develop state planning policies in consultation with communities, provide free planning advice to residents, and review the performance of the new statewide planning system after its implementation. 3. Labor also aims to recognize the important role of local governments, conduct a review of fees and charges, and develop partnership agreements between state and local governments.

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    1. A Labor government will ensure local councils have appropriate resources and autonomy to make planning decisions that reflect community expectations and protect local character, while also having access to a statewide planning scheme for consistency. 2. The Labor party will develop state planning policies in consultation with communities, provide free planning advice to residents, and review the performance of the new statewide planning system after its implementation. 3. Labor also aims to recognize the important role of local governments, conduct a review of fees and charges, and develop partnership agreements between state and local governments.

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    1. A Labor government will ensure local councils have appropriate resources and autonomy to make planning decisions that reflect community expectations and protect local character, while also having access to a statewide planning scheme for consistency. 2. The Labor party will develop state planning policies in consultation with communities, provide free planning advice to residents, and review the performance of the new statewide planning system after its implementation. 3. Labor also aims to recognize the important role of local governments, conduct a review of fees and charges, and develop partnership agreements between state and local governments.

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    Planning and Local

    Government Policy
    Planning for our Future Importance of Local
    1. Labor recognises that Local Provisions Schedules
    Councils, comprising of community
    4. A Labor Government will ensure
    elected Councillors and Aldermen are
    Local Councils are appropriately
    appropriately placed to make planning
    resourced to develop Local Provisions
    decisions that meet the expectations of
    Schedules (LPSs) for unique areas which
    locals and reflect the best outcomes for
    may not fit within the generic State
    the local environment.
    Planning Provisions. This includes the
    2. Labor will ensure that Councils, protection of local character, amenity and
    operating as planning authorities, have special values. This will ensure community
    access to the best possible Statewide expectations for the protection and
    Planning Scheme that provides enhancement of important areas are met
    consistency for decision making and and these areas are not automatically
    ensures conditions of approval take available for development.
    into account the strategic direction and
    5. Labor will not set unachievable
    requirements of the State.
    and unrealistic deadlines for the creation
    3. A Labor Government will ensure of Local Provisions Schedules. These
    State Planning Policies (such as liveability, Schedules are crucial to get right and
    heritage, natural and environmental require extensive public consultation and
    values, biodiversity, coastal, climate community engagement.
    change, settlement, sustainable
    6. A Labor Government will always
    transport and infrastructure strategies)
    protect third party rights of appeal for
    are developed in consultation with the
    discretionary development applications.
    community. This important work is
    Labor recognises that one of the important
    currently missing from the process.
    principles underpinning the decision to
    have a single Statewide Planning Scheme
    was to simplify and provide certainty of
    approval and conditions for permitted
    use developments.
    7. Labor will continue to provide
    planning certainty for permitted use
    applications.

    Putting people first


    taslabor.com TasmanianLabor @TasmanianLabor
    Free and accessable 11. Labor has no plans to change the
    current legislation for projects of State
    Planning Advice for the and Regional Significance. Labor does
    community not support giving call-in powers to a
    single Minister for projects such as high-
    8. Labor recognises that navigating rise towers, without giving the Parliament
    the planning process is not always easy the final say.
    and clear cut.
    9. Labor will ensure a free Planning
    Review of Statewide
    Advice and Information Service is made Planning Scheme and
    available to people to provide professional
    advice and support for planning scheme planning systems
    and development application issues of 12. Labor recognises that it is
    $220,000 per year. Funding has been set consistent with best-practice to ensure
    aside for this service. time and resources are allocated to
    review the performance of the planning
    State involvement in system.
    planning decisions 13. Labor will ensure that a review
    is conducted into the new planning
    10. Where a major development
    system to give everyone in the
    crosses over more than one municipal
    community the chance to provide input
    area, or where a Council requests to
    about ways to improve outcomes and
    transfer their planning authority to
    ensure our planning framework reflects
    the State (due to a lack of expertise or
    contemporary community expectations
    resources) the Government will agree
    and values.
    to process the development application
    through the Planning Commission. 14. A majority Labor Government
    will support the review of the Reserve
    Activity Assessment (RAA) process for
    developments within National Parks, as
    recommended by the Tasmanian Planning
    Commission.

    Putting people first


    taslabor.comTasmanianLabor @TasmanianLabor
    Open Government
    18. Following the review of fees and
    15. Labor is committed to putting
    charges a Labor Government will work
    people first, and we recognise that
    with Councils to better understand
    technology can help to achieve this.
    the roles and functions between State
    Labor understands the value of and Local Government to ensure less
    information that government generates duplication and better coordination of
    and collects. essential services for all Tasmanians.

    This is why Labor will make real time 19. Labor has a proud history of
    information and data sets freely available, working together with Local Government
    including planning applications, status to deliver positive outcomes for
    and decisions. communities. The people of Tasmania
    have every right to expect to be consulted
    Recognition of Local and engaged on local issues.

    Governments role 20. Partnership Agreements between


    the State Government and Local
    16. A majority Labor Government will Councils will be developed to build shared
    continue to only support the voluntary vision and outcomes across community
    amalgamations of Councils. Labor development, infrastructure, education,
    plans to continue to work with the health, wellbeing and employment.
    Local Government sector to reform and
    improve outcomes for ratepayers. In
    partnership with the Local Government
    Association of Tasmania,
    Only a Rebecca White Majority
    Labor Government will be
    17. Labor will conduct a Fees and about Putting People First.
    Charges Review, after the completion
    of the implementation of the Statewide Read Labors Better Plan for Tasmania:
    Planning Scheme, to ensure a greater www.taslabor.com/labors-economic-direction/
    degree of consistency for developers
    across different municipal areas. Authorised by Rebecca White, 33 Cole Street, Sorell, 7172

    Putting people first


    taslabor.comTasmanianLabor @TasmanianLabor

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