Planning Act 1999

A strategic framework consists of the planning policies and plans that apply to an area of land, which may include the following:

the strategic policies and principles that promote the purpose and objectives of this Act and guide the development of land to which the planning scheme applies;

a regional land use plan that establishes the general policies and principles that guide all development of land, land use and resource use in a region and identifies any issues related to long‑term planning;

a subregional land use plan that establishes the specific policies and principles that guide all development of land, land use and resource use in a subregion;

an area plan that establishes the specific rules and principles for all development of land, land use and resource use in an area.