Minister: Minister for Housing and Public Works and Minister for Sport
Agency: Department of Housing and Public Works

Minister: Deputy Premier, Minister for Transport and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning
Agency: Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning


Sustainable Planning Act 2009 No. 36

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
18 December 2009 2009 Act No. 432009 Act No. 51
01 January 2010 2009 Act No. 422009 Act No. 51
23 May 2010 2010 Act No. 19
01 July 2010 2010 Act No. 20
20 September 2010 2010 Act No. 35
01 December 2010 2010 Act No. 53
04 April 2011 2011 Act No. 6
14 April 2011 2011 Act No. 11
05 May 2011 2011 Act No. 3
03 June 2011 2011 Act No. 8
06 June 2011 2011 Act No. 17
28 October 2011 2011 Act No. 33
01 January 2012 2011 Act No. 18
17 February 2012 2012 Act No. 3
02 March 2012 2010 Act No. 31
01 September 2012 2011 Act No. 45
22 November 2012 2012 Act No. 34
01 February 2013 2012 Act No. 43
31 March 2013 2012 Act No. 16(amd 2012 Act No. 34)

RA s 44

03 May 2013 2013 Act No. 19
14 May 2013 2013 Act No. 23
01 July 2013 2012 Act No. 34(amd 2013 Act No. 23)
23 September 2013 2013 Act No. 39
07 November 2013 2013 Act No. 60
01 December 2013 2013 Act No. 38
02 December 2013 2013 Act No. 242013 Act No. 60
01 January 2014 2013 Act No. 60

RA s 44

20 February 2014 2013 Act No. 2
31 March 2014 2013 Act No. 50
28 May 2014 2014 Act No. 33
01 July 2014 2014 Act No. 162014 Act No. 33
04 July 2014 2014 Act No. 36

RA ss 35, 43, 44

01 October 2014 2014 Act No. 40
07 November 2014 2014 Act No. 61
05 December 2014 2014 Act No. 64
19 December 2014 2014 Act No. 59

prov exp 18 December 2014

02 July 2015

provs exp 1 July 2015

RA s 44

05 July 2015

prov exp 4 July 2015

RA s 44

01 September 2015 2014 Act No. 61
02 October 2015 03 May 2016

provs exp 1 October 2015

20 November 2015 09 May 2016 2015 Act No. 252015 Act No. 28
24 March 2016 07 June 2016 2016 Act No. 11
19 May 2017 03 July 2017 2017 Act No. 12

Sustainable Planning Act 2009 No. 36

date of assent 22 September 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 18 December 2009 (2009 SL No. 281)

Great Barrier Reef Protection Amendment Act 2009 No. 42 pts 1, 4

date of assent 15 October 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2010 (2009 SL No. 273)

Vegetation Management and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 43 pts 1, 7

date of assent 03 November 2009

commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No. 51 ss 1, 2(3), pt 10

date of assent 19 November 2009

ss 1–2, 78 commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (3))

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2010 (see s 2 (3))

South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 20 ss 1, 2(1)(d), pt 8

date of assent 23 May 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2010 (see s 2 (1) (d))

Transport and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010 No. 19 s 1, ch 2 pt 16

date of assent 23 May 2010

commenced on date of assent

Geothermal Energy Act 2010 No. 31 ss 1–2(1), 585 sch 2 pt 4

date of assent 01 September 2010

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 March 2012 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2) (2011 SL No. 156 s 2))

Building and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2010 No. 35 pts 1, 8

date of assent 20 September 2010

commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 53 s 1, pt 12

date of assent 01 December 2010

commenced on date of assent

Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 6 ss 1, 142 sch

date of assent 04 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Environmental Protection and Other Acts Amendment Act 2011 No. 3 pts 1, 5

date of assent 04 April 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 5 May 2011 (2011 SL No. 49)

Revenue and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2011 No. 8 ss 1, 2(2)(c), pt 12

date of assent 08 April 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 3 June (2011 SL No. 75)

North Stradbroke Island Protection and Sustainability Act 2011 No. 11 s 1, pt 4 div 3

date of assent 14 April 2011

commenced on date of assent

Work Health and Safety Act 2011 No. 18 ss 1–2, 404 sch 4 pt 1

date of assent 06 June 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 January 2012 (2011 SL No. 238)

Sustainable Planning (Housing Affordability and Infrastructure Charges Reform) Amendment Act 2011 No. 17 s 1, pt 4

date of assent 06 June 2011

commenced on date of assent

Disaster Readiness Amendment Act 2011 No. 33 pts 1, 4

date of assent 28 October 2011

commenced on date of assent

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, 217 sch 1A

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 3 s 1, pt 7

date of assent 17 February 2012

commenced on date of assent

Environmental Protection (Greentape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No. 16 pts 1, 3, s 78 sch (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 14 August 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commence 31 March 2013 (2013 SL No. 24)

Amending legislation

Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2012 No. 34 s 1, pt 4 (amends 2012 No. 16 above)

date of assent 22 November 2012

commenced on date of assent

Sustainable Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2012 No. 34 pts 1, 7 (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 22 November 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 35, 42(1), 43(1), 44(1), 51A, 63, 84A–84F, 111–118, 122 (to the extent it ins new ss 944, 944A), 123(2), (4), (4A), (29A) commenced 1 July 2013 (2013 SL No. 113)

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Amending legislation

Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 23 s 1, pt 15A (amends 2012 No. 34 above)

date of assent 14 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43 ss 1–2, 221 sch 1

date of assent 11 December 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2013 (2013 SL No. 1)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Holding Act 2013 No. 2 ss 1–2, pt 12 div 8

date of assent 19 February 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 20 February 2014 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA (2))

Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act 2013 No. 19 ss 1, 120 sch 1

date of assent 03 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Land, Water and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 23 s 1, pt 15 s 352 sch 1 pt 1

date of assent 14 May 2013

commenced on date of assent

Vegetation Management Framework Amendment Act 2013 No. 24 ss 1, 2(c), pt 4

date of assent 23 May 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 December 2013 (2013 SL No. 255)

Queensland Building Services Authority Amendment Act 2013 No. 38 ss 1–2, 14 sch 1

date of assent 29 August 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 2013 (2013 SL No. 240)

Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 39 ss 1, 109 sch 2

date of assent 23 September 2013

commenced on date of assent

Nature Conservation (Protected Plants) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 50 pts 1, 3

date of assent 29 October 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 31 March 2014 (2014 SL No. 31)

Nature Conservation and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2013 No. 55 pts 1, 4 div 5

date of assent 07 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pt 4 div 5 never commenced and om 2015 Act No. 15 s 95

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No. 60 pts 1, 5, s 33 sch 1

date of assent 07 November 2013

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ss 25–29, 31 (to the extent it ins new ch 10 pt 8 div 1), 32(3)–(6) and 33 sch 1 commenced 2 December 2013 (2013 SL No. 242)

ss 31 (to the extent it ins new ch 10 pt 8 div 2), 32(1)–(2) commenced 1 January 2014 (see s 2 (2))

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent

Water Supply Services Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 16 ss 1–2(1), ch 2 pt 2, s 101 sch 1

date of assent 13 May 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 79)

Environmental Offsets Act 2014 No. 33 pts 1, 23

date of assent 28 May 2014

ss 12 commenced on date of assent

ss 137138 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 144)

Sustainable Planning (Infrastructure Charges) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 36 pts 1–2, s 56 sch 1

date of assent 19 June 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 4 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 147)

State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 40 chs 1, 2 pt 4, 4 pt 2 div 5, s 154 sch 1 pt 1

date of assent 15 August 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2014 (2014 SL No. 209)

Environmental Protection and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 59 ss 1, 2(ba), pt 6A

date of assent 07 November 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 19 December 2014 (2014 SL No. 302)

Queensland Heritage and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 61 pts 1, 2A, s 82 sch 1

date of assent 07 November 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

pt 2A commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2015 (2015 SL No. 106)

Water Reform and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 64 ss 1–2(1), pt 6B

date of assent 05 December 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced on date of assent (see s 2 (1))

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 2015 No. 25

date of assent 20 November 2015

pts 1, 6 commenced on date of assent

Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015 No. 28

date of assent 20 November 2015

ss 1, 54 sch 2 commenced on date of assent

Plumbing and Drainage and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 11

date of assent 24 March 2016

pts 1–4A, ss 24–25, 36 sch 1 commenced on date of assent

Local Government Electoral (Transparency and Accountability in Local Government) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017 No. 12

date of assent 19 May 2017

pts 1–3, ss 25, 26, 29, pt 5–8 comm on date of assent

Sustainable Planning Act 2009