Greater Hobart Act 2019

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –

activity centre means an area in which services, employment, or retail, commercial or social activity, are concentrated and includes an area that is – a community meeting place; or a place at which community or government services are or may be provided; or an educational facility; or a place for sport, recreation, leisure or entertainment; or a place where residential use or development occurs in an urban area of mixed land use;

adjunct council means a council that is an adjunct council under section 15;

Advisory Group means the Greater Hobart Advisory Group established by section 7(1);

chairperson of the Committee means the person appointed under section 6(4) to be the chairperson of the Committee;

Committee means the Greater Hobart Committee established by section 6(1);

draft work program means a draft work program prepared under section 9(1) by the Advisory Group;

Greater Hobart area means the area containing each municipal area of the Greater Hobart area councils;

Greater Hobart area councils means the following councils:the Clarence City Council; the Glenorchy City Council; the Hobart City Council; the Kingborough Council;

Greater Hobart Objectives means the objectives specified in section 5;

Homes Tasmania means Homes Tasmania established by section 9(1) of the Homes Tasmania Act 2022;

infrastructure means – any built structure; and transport infrastructure; and service infrastructure;

Infrastructure Tasmania means the administrative unit, of the Department of State Growth, known as Infrastructure Tasmania;

mayor has the same meaning as in the Local Government Act 1993;

passenger transport means transport primarily for the purpose of carrying passengers, whether or not on the payment of a fare;

Planning Minister means the Minister assigned the administration of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993;

service infrastructure means infrastructure related to the provision of gas, water, sewerage, electricity or telecommunications;

Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy means the regional land use strategy, in force from time to time under section 5A of the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993, that applies to the area of Tasmania that includes the Greater Hobart area;

transport infrastructure means infrastructure to enable road, rail, water or air transport or the movement of pedestrians or bicyclists;

work program means a draft work program, as amended from time to time under section 12(3), that is approved under section 10(1) and that has not been revoked under section 12(4).