Economic Development Regulation 2013

1Short title

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

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 February 2013.

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.

4Expiry of interim land use plans

For section 37(3)(a) of the Act, the expiry date for an interim land use plan for a priority development area mentioned in schedule 2, column 1 is the date mentioned opposite the priority development area in schedule 2, column 2.

s 4 orig s 4 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 3

om 2016 SL No. 2 s 3

prev s 4 ins 2016 SL No. 158 s 3

om 2017 SL No. 229 s 3

prev s 4 ins 2018 SL No. 60 s 3

om 2019 Act No. 11 s 231 sch 1 pt 1

pres s 4 ins 2019 SL No. 246 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)In this section—

transitioned development scheme see section 194(4) of the Act.

s 5 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 4; 2019 Act No. 11 s 231 sch 1 pt 1

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.

pt 3 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

pt 4 hdg ins 2020 SL No. 41 s 3

8Applications for temporary use licences—Act, s 171F

For section 171F(2)(b) of the Act, an application for a temporary use licence must include—

(a)the applicant’s name and contact details; and

(b)a description of the premises to which the application relates; and

(c)details of the relevant change the subject of the application; and

(d)the grounds for the relevant change.

s 8 ins 2020 SL No. 41 s 3

section 3

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; 2018 SL No. 60 s 4; 2018 SL No. 115 s 3; 2018 SL No. 212 s 3; 2019 SL No. 246 s 4; 2020 SL No. 45 s 3

section 4

sch 2 orig 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

prev sch 2 ins 2016 SL No. 158 s 5

amd 2016 SL No. 204 s 4; 2017 SL No. 147 s 3

om 2017 SL No. 229 s 4

prev sch 2 ins 2018 SL No. 60 s 5

amd 2018 SL No. 115 s 4; 2018 SL No. 212 s 4

om 2019 Act No. 11 s 231 sch 1 pt 1

pres sch 2 ins 2019 SL No. 246 s 5

amd 2020 SL No. 45 s 4

section 5

sch 3 amd 2013 SL No. 55 s 6; 2019 Act No. 11 s 231 sch 1 pt 1; 2020 SL No. 45 s 5

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; 2017 SL No. 147 s 4; 2017 SL No. 229 s 5

om 2019 Act No. 11 s 231 sch 1 pt 1

sch 5 ins 2016 SL No. 36 s 4

om 2019 Act No. 11 s 231 sch 1 pt 1

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