Frequently Asked Questions

In accordance with the Planning Act 2016, for a submission to be properly made it must: 

• be in writing and signed by each person who made the submission (including by electronic means); 
• include the full name and residential or business address of each person making the submission; 
• state a postal or electronic address for council to provide a response to the submission; 
• state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the LGIP 2; 
• be made to Central Highlands Regional Council; and 
• be received by council on or before 14 September 2020.
  
  

For further information in relation to the proposed amendment to the LGIP 2, phone council’s Strategic Land Use Team on 1300 242 686 during business hours. 

Submissions will be accepted, when applicable, via the Have Your Say, Central Highlands website. 

During the public consultation period, submissions to the draft Local Government infrastructure Plan 2 can be lodged via:

• Email to tplanning@chrc.qld.gov.au 
• Online on haveyoursay.chrc.qld.gov.au 
• By mail to The Chief Executive Officer, Central Highlands Regional Council, Po Box 21 Emerald, QLD 4720 

Upon completion of the consultation period (3 August - 14 September 2020) council:

• will consider every properly made submission to the proposed amendment;
• may make changes to the proposed amendment in response to the properly made submissions;
• will advise each submitter how their submission was considered and, if appropriate, incorporated into the amendment;
• will publish the results of the public consultation process on the council website.

While you can make a submission regarding any aspect of the proposed LGIP amendment, council may not be able to action all of your remarks.

Aspects of the LGIP that your submission may influence include:

• The identification of potential mapping errors for charge areas. For example, if an area is mapped as receiving sewerage services but does not actually receive those services and is not planned to receive those services.
• The desired standard of performance for each of the trunk infrastructure networks, known as the Desired Standard of Service or DSS; where it does not conflict with relevant minimum design standards.
• Public park and community land design criteria or embellishments, for example park benches.

The amendment process
Your submission will not change the amendment process. Council must follow legislated requirements under the Planning Act 2016, and the associated Ministers Guidelines and Rules, for the amendment process, the consultation process and what constitutes a properly made submission.

Infrastructure charges
Your submission will not influence whether or not council levies infrastructure charges. Council will continue to levy infrastructure charges for new development that creates an additional demand on trunk infrastructure.

Design standards
Infrastructure provision and design must comply with relevant design standards that are dictated by legislation and/or Australian engineering standards or codes. Examples include the Sewerage Code of Australia, compliance with environmental licenses, the Queensland Urban Drainage Manual and the Capricorn Municipal Development Guidelines.

Matters outside of the amendment
The proposed amendment only affects parts of the planning scheme associated with the LGIP. Hence, council will only consider submissions that relate to the LGIP.

Comments regarding other aspects of the planning scheme may be noted and put aside for a future amendment.