Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016

The scheme coordinator has the following functions in relation to a scheme established under this Division:

to oversee the delivery of any infrastructure or works that form part of the scheme;

if a funding arrangement is approved under this Division—to administer the funding arrangement and to provide advice to the Minister about the enforcement of any charge under Subdivision 7 or the levels and amounts of any contributions that are to be recovered under Subdivision 8;

to provide advice to the Minister about what should happen on the completion of the works associated with the scheme;

to provide advice on any other matter at the request of the Minister or as the scheme coordinator thinks fit;

such other functions assigned by the Minister after consultation with the

Without limiting subsection (1), the scheme coordinator should seek to ensure that essential infrastructure is procured and delivered in a timely manner and at reasonable cost and, in so doing, apply and act in accordance with the following principles:

the cost of essential infrastructure should be open and transparent;

the design of, and procurement processes for, essential infrastructure should be dynamic, flexible and adaptable to the changes in circumstances, especially changes within a designated growth area or contribution area;

essential infrastructure should be delivered in a way that facilitates and promotes orderly and economic development, economic growth and employment.

In addition, the scheme coordinator should, insofar as is reasonable, seek out and bring to the attention of the Chief Executive any additional or alternative funding sources that could ensure that charges and contributions under any funding arrangement for infrastructure under the relevant scheme are kept as low as possible.

No liability attaches to a scheme coordinator, the Minister or the Crown in relation to any advice provided in good faith under this section to a person proposing to apply for a development authorisation.