State Development Coordination and Facilitation Act 2025

CGO may, by notice in the Gazette, publish a State development area plan that—

provides for the types of land uses and scale of development intended for the area; and

identifies—

existing essential infrastructure within the area; and

essential infrastructure required in the area; and

any significant environmental values in relation to the area; and

provides for other matters relating to development within the area, including in relation to requirements under Part 15 Division 2 of the Planning,

contains a statement of relevant economic, social and environmental policy objectives for the area, including—

a statement of how the provisions of the plan promote those objectives (such as by providing for certain land uses, essential infrastructure and open space); and

details as to how conditions might be imposed on designated decisions made in respect of projects in the area, or costs in connection with such projects might be recovered, for the purposes of promoting those objectives; and

addresses, adopts or incorporates any other matter specified by the Minister.

Before publishing a State development area plan, CGO must, in accordance with any requirements of the regulations, undertake consultation on the proposed plan for a period of at least 20 business days with—

the public generally; and

the council or councils for the area comprising the State development area; and

prescribed persons in relation to the area (such as owners of land, including native title holders, or registered native title claimants (both within the meaning of the Native

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