Economic Development Regulation 2013


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Economic Development Regulation 2013

Part 1 Preliminary

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Economic Development Regulation 2013.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 February 2013.

Part 2 Priority development areas

3Transitioned UDAs and declaration of priority development areas

(1)For section 196(1)(a) of the Act, the part of the State identified as an urban development area on the map mentioned in schedule 1, part 1, column 1 is the transitioned UDA mentioned in column 2 of part 1 of the schedule.

Note—

A transitioned UDA is taken to be a priority development area. See sections 177, definition transitioned UDA and 190 of the Act.
(2)For section 37(1) of the Act, the part of the State identified as a priority development area on the map mentioned in schedule 1, part 2, column 1 is declared to be the priority development area mentioned in column 2 of part 2 of the schedule.

Editor’s note—

Each map is available for inspection on the department’s website.

4Making of interim land use plan

(1)A document, or part of a document, mentioned in schedule 2, column 1 is an interim land use plan made under section 38(1) of the Act for the priority development area mentioned in column 2 of that schedule.
(2)A copy of each interim land use plan is held by MEDQ and available for inspection by the public.

s 4 prev s 4 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 3

om 2016 SL No. 2 s 3

pres s 4 ins 2016 SL No. 158 s 3

5Development schemes for transitioned UDAs

(1)For section 196(1)(b)(ii) of the Act—
(a)each transitioned development scheme mentioned in schedule 3, part 1, column 1 is the development scheme for the transitioned UDA mentioned in column 2 of part 1 of the schedule; and
(b)the amendment mentioned in schedule 3, part 2, column 2 is the approved amendment for the transitioned development scheme mentioned in column 1 of part 2 of the schedule.

Editor’s note—

Each transitioned development scheme is available for inspection on the department’s website.
(2)For section 64 of the Act, each development scheme mentioned in schedule 3, part 3, column 1 is approved for the transitioned UDA mentioned in column 2 of part 3 of that schedule.
(3)In this section—
transitioned development scheme see section 194(4) of the Act.

s 5 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 4

5ADevelopment schemes for priority development areas

For section 64 of the Act, the development scheme mentioned in schedule 4, column 1 is approved for the priority development area mentioned opposite the scheme in column 2 of that schedule.

s 5A ins 2013 SL No. 261 s 3

5BApproval of amendment of development scheme

For section 68 of the Act, the amendment mentioned in schedule 5, column 2 is approved for the development scheme mentioned opposite the amendment in column 1 of that schedule.

s 5B ins 2016 SL No. 36 s 3

6Placing notice about PDA development application on land

(1)This section prescribes for section 84(2)(b) of the Act the way a notice about a PDA development application must be placed on land.
(2)The notice must be—
(a)placed on, or within 1.5m of, the road frontage for the land; and
(b)mounted at least 300mm above ground level; and
(c)positioned so that it is visible from the road; and
(d)made of weatherproof material; and
(e)not less than 1,200mm x 900mm.
(3)The lettering on the notice must be as follows—
(a)for lettering in the heading of the notice—at least 50mm in height and in a bold style;
(b)for lettering in any subheadings of the notice—at least 25mm in height and in a bold style;
(c)for lettering not mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)—at least 25mm in height, of regular weight and in sentence case.
(4)Each sentence in the notice must start on a new line.
(5)If the land has more than 1 road frontage, a notice must be placed on each road frontage for the land.
(6)The applicant must maintain the notice from the day it is placed on the land until the end of the submission period for the application.
(7)In this section—
road frontage, for land, means—
(a)generally—the boundary between the land and any road adjoining the land; or
(b)if the only access to the land is across other land—the boundary between the other land and any road adjoining the other land at the point of access.

Part 3 Plans of subdivision

pt hdg ins 2017 SL No. 103 s 36

7Approving plans of subdivision—Act, s 104

For section 104(2) of the Act, schedule 6 states the process for MEDQ to approve a plan of subdivision within the meaning of section 104(3) of the Act.

s 7 ins 2017 SL No. 103 s 36

Schedule 1 Priority development areas

section 3

Part 1 Transitioned UDAs

Column 1

Column 2

Description of area

Transitioned UDA

Map No. UDA4 - Andergrove Urban Development Area

Andergrove

Map No. UDA8 - Blackwater Urban Development Area

Blackwater

Map No. UDA2 - Bowen Hills Urban Development Area

Bowen Hills

Map No. UDA14 - Caloundra South Urban Development Area

Caloundra South

Map No. UDA17 - Central Queensland University Rockhampton Urban Development Area

Central Queensland University Rockhampton

Map No. UDA5 - Clinton Urban Development Area

Clinton

Map No. UDA3 - Fitzgibbon Urban Development Area

Fitzgibbon

Map No. UDA11 - Greater Flagstone Urban Development Area

Greater Flagstone

Map No. UDA10 - Moranbah Urban Development Area

Moranbah

Map No. UDA1 - Northshore Hamilton Urban Development Area

Northshore Hamilton

Map No. UDA6 - Oonoonba Urban Development Area

Oonoonba

Map No. UDA12 - Ripley Valley Urban Development Area

Ripley Valley

Map No. UDA9 - Bowen Street, Roma Urban Development Area

Bowen Street, Roma

Map No. UDA15 - Tannum Sands Urban Development Area

Tannum Sands

Map No. UDA16 - Toolooa Urban Development Area

Toolooa

Map No. UDA7 - Woolloongabba Urban Development Area

Woolloongabba

Map No. UDA13 - Yarrabilba Urban Development Area

Yarrabilba

Part 2 Declared priority development areas

Column 1

Column 2

Description of area

Priority development area

Map No. PDA 2 - Blackwater East Priority Development Area

Blackwater East

Map No. PDA 5 - Maroochydore City Centre Priority Development Area

Maroochydore City Centre

Map No. PDA 1 - Parklands Priority Development Area

Parklands

Map No. PDA 6 - Southport Priority Development Area

Southport

Map No. PDA 3 - Toondah Harbour Priority Development Area

Toondah Harbour

Map No. PDA 9 - Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area

Toowoomba Railway Parklands

Map No. PDA 4 - Weinam Creek Priority Development Area

Weinam Creek

Map No. PDA 7 - Townsville City Waterfront Priority Development Area

Townsville City Waterfront

Map No. PDA 8 - Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Priority Development Area

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane

Map No. PDA 10 - The Mill at Moreton Bay Priority Development Area

The Mill at Moreton Bay

Map No. PDA 11 - Herston Quarter Priority Development Area

Herston Quarter

sch 1 amd 2013 SL No. 93 s 3; 2013 SL No. 139 s 3; 2013 SL No. 191 s 3; 2014 SL No. 200 s 3; 2014 SL No. 274 s 3; 2014 SL No. 301 s 3; 2016 SL No. 158 s 4; 2016 SL No. 204 s 3

Schedule 2 Interim land use plans

section 4

Column 1

Column 2

Interim land use plan

Priority development area

Herston Quarter Priority Development Area interim land use plan

Herston Quarter

The Mill at Moreton Bay Priority Development Area interim land use plan

The Mill at Moreton Bay

sch 2 prev sch 2 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 5; 2013 SL No. 93 s 4; 2013 SL No. 139 s 4; 2013 SL No. 191 s 4; 2013 SL No. 261 s 4; 2014 SL No. 46 s 3; 2014 SL No. 74 s 3; 2014 SL No. 155 s 3; 2014 SL No. 200 s 4; 2014 SL No. 274 s 4; 2014 SL No. 301 s 4; 2015 SL No. 142 s 3

om 2016 SL No. 2 s 4

pres sch 2 ins 2016 SL No. 158 s 5

amd 2016 SL No. 204 s 4

Schedule 3 Development schemes for transitioned UDAs

section 5

Part 1 Transitioned development schemes

Column 1

Column 2

Development scheme

Transitioned UDA

Andergrove UDA Development Scheme 2010

Andergrove

Blackwater UDA Development Scheme 2011

Blackwater

Bowen Hills UDA Development Scheme 2009

Bowen Hills

Bowen Street, Roma UDA Development Scheme 2011

Bowen Street, Roma

Caloundra South UDA Development Scheme 2011

Caloundra South

Clinton UDA Development Scheme 2010

Clinton

Fitzgibbon UDA Development Scheme 2009

Fitzgibbon

Greater Flagstone UDA Development Scheme 2011

Greater Flagstone

Moranbah UDA Development Scheme 2011

Moranbah

Northshore Hamilton UDA Development Scheme 2009

Northshore Hamilton

Oonoonba UDA Development Scheme 2011

Oonoonba

Ripley Valley UDA Development Scheme 2011

Ripley Valley

Tannum Sands UDA Development Scheme 2012

Tannum Sands

Woolloongabba UDA Development Scheme 2011

Woolloongabba

Yarrabilba UDA Development Scheme 2011

Yarrabilba

Part 2 Amendments of transitioned development schemes

Column 1

Column 2

Development scheme

Amendment

Bowen Hills UDA Development Scheme 2009

the amendment approved under a regulation notified on 1 April 2010

Fitzgibbon UDA Development Scheme 2009

the amendment approved under a regulation notified on 29 July 2011

Part 3 Development schemes made under the Act

Column 1

Column 2

Development scheme

Transitioned UDA

Central Queensland University Rockhampton UDA Development Scheme 2013

Central Queensland University Rockhampton

Toolooa UDA Development Scheme 2013

Toolooa

sch 3 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 6

Schedule 4 Development schemes for priority development areas

section 5A

Column 1

Column 2

Development scheme

Priority development area

Blackwater East Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2014

Blackwater East

Maroochydore City Centre Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2014

Maroochydore City Centre

Parklands Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2013

Parklands

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2016

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane

Southport Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2014

Southport

Toondah Harbour Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2014

Toondah Harbour

Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2016

Toowoomba Railway Parklands

Townsville City Waterfront Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2015

Townsville City Waterfront

Weinam Creek Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2014

Weinam Creek

sch 4 ins 2013 SL No. 261 s 5

amd 2014 SL No. 46 s 4; 2014 SL No. 74 s 4; 2014 SL No. 155 s 4; 2014 SL No. 200 s 5; 2015 SL No. 142 s 4; 2016 SL No. 2 s 5

Schedule 5 Amendment of development scheme

section 5B

Column 1

Column 2

Development scheme

Approved amendment

Maroochydore City Centre Priority Development Area Development Scheme 2014

the amendment made by MEDQ on 15 March 2016

sch 5 ins 2016 SL No. 36 s 4

Schedule 6 Approving plans of subdivision

section 7

1Definition for schedule

In this schedule—
plan of subdivision see section 104(3) of the Act.

2Request for approval of plan of subdivision

(1)A person may, in writing, ask MEDQ to approve a plan of subdivision for reconfiguring a lot.
(2)A request made under subsection (1) must be accompanied by—
(a)a copy of the proposed plan of subdivision; and
(b)if the plan of subdivision is authorised under a PDA development permit or required under a PDA development condition of a PDA development permit—evidence allowing the application to be assessed against the criteria stated in section 3(1); and
(c)if the plan relates to a plan of subdivision that is not PDA assessable development—evidence allowing the application to be assessed against the criteria stated in section 3(2).
(3)If the person’s request relates to reconfiguring a lot that is authorised under a PDA development permit, the request may be made only if the PDA development permit is in effect.
(4)If a PDA development condition of a PDA development permit requires the plan of subdivision to be given to MEDQ, the request must be made—
(a)if the PDA development permit states a currency period under section 100(4) or (5) of the Act—before the currency period ends; or
(b)otherwise—within 4 years after the PDA development permit takes effect.

3Assessing request

(1)If the request relates to a plan of subdivision that is authorised under a PDA development permit, or a plan of subdivision required under a PDA development condition of a PDA development permit, the request must be assessed against the following criteria—
(a)the PDA development conditions of the PDA development permit have been complied with, or the applicant has given satisfactory security to MEDQ to ensure compliance with the conditions;
(b)there are no outstanding local government rates or charges or expenses that are a charge over the land under any Act;
(c)there are no outstanding special rates or charges, or infrastructure expenses recoupment charges, for the land;
(d)the plan has been prepared in accordance with the PDA development permit;
(e)the conditions of a water approval under the SEQ Water Act have been complied with;
(f)there are no outstanding fees or charges levied by a distributor-retailer under the SEQ Water Act.
(2)If the request relates to a plan of subdivision for reconfiguring a lot that is not PDA assessable development, the request must be assessed against the following criteria—
(a)the plan is consistent with any PDA development permit relevant to the land;
(b)there are no outstanding local government rates or charges or expenses that are a charge over the land under any Act;
(c)there are no outstanding special rates or charges, or infrastructure expenses recoupment charges, for the land;
(d)the conditions of a water approval under the SEQ Water Act have been complied with;
(e)there are no outstanding fees or charges levied by a distributor-retailer under the SEQ Water Act.
(3)In this section—
local government rates or charges means rates or charges levied by a local government.
SEQ Water Act means the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009.
special rate or charge means a special rate or charge levied under section 115 of the Act.

4Deciding request

(1)If the request made under section 2(1) complies with the criteria for the request stated in section 2, MEDQ must approve the request.
(2)MEDQ must give notice of the approval to the person making the request within—
(a)20 business days after MEDQ receives a request that is accompanied by the matters mentioned in section 2(2); or
(b)another period agreed between MEDQ and the person making the request.
(3)If the Act that the plan of subdivision is to be registered or recorded under requires a particular form for the registration or recording, the request must be in that form.

sch 6 ins 2017 SL No. 103 s 37