Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993

The Minister, by notice in the Gazette, may specify the regional areas into which the State is divided for the purposes of this Act.

A notice under subsection (1) is to specify the municipal areas that are within a regional area specified in the notice.

The Minister, by notice in the Gazette, may declare a regional land use strategy for a regional area.

The Minister, having received advice from the Commission, must not declare a regional land use strategy unless he or she is satisfied that it – furthers the objectives set out in Schedule 1; and is consistent with each State Policy; and is consistent with the TPPs.

The Minister must consult with – the Commission; and the planning authorities; and the State Service Agencies, and State authorities, as he or she thinks fit – before issuing a notice under subsection (3).

A regional land use strategy may incorporate or refer to any document prepared, by a planning authority in respect of a municipal area to which the regional land use strategy relates, for the purposes of reflecting the application of the regional land use strategy to the municipal area.

The Minister must keep all regional land use strategies under regular and periodic review.

The Minister must, in reviewing a regional land use strategy under subsection (6), consider whether the regional land use strategy – furthers the objectives set out in Schedule 1; and is consistent with each State Policy; and is consistent with the TPPs.

The Minister must review all regional land use strategies as soon as practicable after making the TPPs, or an amendment of the TPPs, so as to determine whether the strategies are consistent with the TPPs, or the amendment, respectively.