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Leading Practice Model for
Development Assessment
Local Government Managers Australia
National Congress 2nd May 2007
Daniel Owen
General Manager
Local Government and Natural Disaster Relief
Australian Government Department of Transport
and Regional Services
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Introduction
Development Assessment Reform
Leading Practice Model
Current Work Programme
The Way Forward
Harmonising and improving Australia's development
assessment system is a long term focus for both the
development industry and government. Reduced
compliance burdens and more flexible regulatory systems
will improve business efficiency, stimulate growth and help
business generate employment.
Recommendation 29 of the Commonwealth’s 1996 Time
for Business report proposed that the three levels of
government develop a reform strategy for referral and
concurrence procedures in the building and development
industry.
Development Assessment Forum
• Development Assessment Forum (DAF)
formed in 1998 to reach agreement on ways
to streamline the processes used for
development approval and cut red tape without sacrificing the quality of the
decision making.
Council of Australian Governments
Local Government and Planning
Ministers’ Council (LGPMC)
Local Government and Planning
Joint Committee (JC)
Planning Officials
Group
(POG)
Development
Assessment Forum
(DAF)
Local Government Joint
Officials Group
(LOGJOG)
DAF Members
Includes the three spheres of government, the development industry
and related professional associations.
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Commonwealth representative
State/Territory Governments
Local Government
Australian Local Government Association
Local Government Managers Australia
Engineers Institution of Australia
Planning Institute Australia
Royal Australian Institute of Architects
Australian Council of Building Design Professions
Building Designers Association of Australia
Housing Industry Association
Master Builders Association
Property Council of Australia
Urban Development Institute of Australia
The ten leading practices
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Effective policy development
Objective rules and tests
Built-in improvement mechanisms
Track-based assessment
A single point of assessment
Notification
Private sector involvement
Professional determination for most applications
Applicant appeals
Third-party appeals
The six development assessment tracks
• Exempt
• Prohibited
• Self assess
• Code assess
• Merit assess
• Impact assess
DAF's current projects include:
• The promotion of the DAF leading practice model
for development assessment (DA)
• The development of guidelines for effective policy
development
• The development and implementation of a
national electronic data exchange standard for DA
• Developing performance standards and
benchmarking for planning and development
systems.
Electronic Development Assessment (eDA)
Comparative Performance Measuring and
Benchmarking Program
COAG Meeting 13 April 2007
COAG noted the continuing significance of
the current DAF work program as part of
the National Reform Agenda.
The Way Forward
DAF is continuing its work on the leading practice model
to make the model even more effective and will continue to
be the source of innovative ideas and best practice for
development assessment in Australia.
This will guide the Forum’s continuing work program on
initiatives to streamline development approval processes
and cut red tape – without sacrificing the quality of
decision making.
For more information on DAF and its activities, visit the
DAF website at:
www.daf.gov.au
or call the DAF Secretariat at the Department of Transport
and Regional Services 02 6274 6070.