Process for (Minor) Amendment to a Planning Scheme
Part 3, Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993
Council decides whether
to initiate amendment
NO
YES
Council prepares and
certifies draft amendment
TPC can be requested to
review decision making process
Draft amendment submitted toTPC
Not considered a
minor amendment
TPC decides whether the
amendment is for any of the
purposes specified in s.37 and will
not prejudice the public interest
NO
must go through full assessment process
See flowchart for Approval process
for amendment of planning schemes
NO
YES
TPC determines whether the
amendment involves a rezoning of land
in an IPS to reflect its former zoning
under the previous planning scheme
TPC dispenses with the requirements
for public exhibition and approves the
amendment with or without corrections
YES
TPC exhibits amendment
and any person can
make a submission
NO
TPC decides whether the amendment
prejudices the public interest after
considering submissions received
during exhibition
YES
Not considered a
minor amendment
must go through full assessment process
See flowchart for Approval process
for amendment of planning schemes
Last updated July 2015
TPC: Tasmanian Planning Commission
EPA: Environment Protection Authority
EMPCA: Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
DISCLAIMER: This flowchart is for information and illustrative purposes only and should not be used as a basis for determining compliance with the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993. No person or
organisation should rely on or act on the flowchart as a substitute for reference to the actual legislation.