Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

The purpose of the HAP Fund is to support housing and promote economic activity in each region for which a housing and productivity contribution is required.

The HAP Fund achieves this by providing a source of funding for regional infrastructure in the region that—

facilitates the achievement of the planning priorities identified in a strategic plan applicable in the region, and

is able to be delivered in a reasonable time, and

is aligned with the asset management plan of the public authority to whom funding is provided.

The planning priorities include the housing targets declared under section 3.2A for a region or a local government area and identified in a strategic plan.