Role of the Tasmanian Planning Commission

The Commission's roles include:

• assessing interim planning schemes
• providing planning advice to the Minister for Planning and Local Government
• assessing projects of regional and State significance
• reporting on draft State Policies
• assessing planning schemes
• assessing planning directives
• inquiring into the future use of public land, and
• reviewing reports and representations on draft management plans.

The Commission’s main responsibilities are set out in the following Acts:

• Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
• State Policies and Projects Act 1993
• National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002
• Water Management Act 1999
• Wellington Park Act 1993
• Public Land (Administration and Forests) Act 1991

The Tasmanian Planning Commission Act 1997 sets out the membership, roles and functions and other arrangements for the Commission. This includes the requirement that the Minister provide the Commission with a Ministerial Statement of Expectation and that it give the Minister an annual report each year.