Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group Colin Biggers & Paisley's Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group is the trusted partner of public and private sector entities, for whom we are the legal and policy designers of strategic and tactical solutions to exceptionally challenging problems, in our chosen fields of planning, government, infrastructure and environment. We have more than 50 years' experience of planning, designing and executing legal and policy solutions for large development and infrastructure projects in Australia, including new cities, towns and communities. We are passionate about planning, government, infrastructure and environment issues, and we pride ourselves on acting for both the private and public sectors, including private development corporations, listed development corporations, other non-public sector entities and a wide range of State and local government entities. The solutions we design extend beyond legal and policy advice, and represent sensible, commercially focused outcomes which accommodate private interests in the context of established public interests. Reputation Our Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group has built long and trusted relationships through continuous and exceptional performance. We understand that exceptional performance is the foundation of success, and we apply our philosophy of critical thinking and our process of strategy to ensure an unparalleled level of planning, design and manoeuvre to achieve that success. Our group practices as an East Coast Team of Teams, known for its Trusted Partners, Strategic Thinkers, Legal and Policy Designers and Tacticians. Credo Our credo is to Lead, Simplify and Win with Integrity. Our credo means we partner by integrity, lead by planning, simplify by design and win by manoeuvre. Lead, Simplify and Win with Integrity Specialist expertise and experience Our Planning Government Infrastructure and Environment group is recognised for our specialist expertise and experience: Planning – Strategic and tactical planning of development issues and processes for projects, in particular major residential communities, commercial and industrial developments. Government – In-depth understanding of government legislation, policy and processes. Infrastructure – Specialist expertise and experience in infrastructure planning, funding and delivery. Environment – Legal excellence in all areas of environmental law and policy. Contents INDEX ................................................................................................................................... ii TABLE OF LEGISLATION .................................................................................................... v TABLE OF CASES .............................................................................................................. vi The role of council in relation to Planning Schemes under the Integrated Planning Act 1 Review of developments in planning and environment law in Australia including the impact of recent court decisions 4 Overview of the Draft City Plan for Brisbane City 12 Drafting IPA Planning Schemes: The challenges facing land use planners 26 Review of recent developments in planning and environment law in Australia and internationally 45 Preparation of IPA Planning Schemes: The challenge 53 Funding local government infrastructure in Queensland (Part 1) 59 Funding local government infrastructure in Queensland (Part 2) 75 Roles and opportunities for the environmental health practitioner in the next century 80 Summary of recent changes and updates to planning and environment law in Australia and with reference to observations emerging from Canada 88 Putting the horse before the cart: Integrating environmental health practice into sustainable development 94 Negotiated planning: Infrastructure agreements under IPA 100 Out of sequence development: The impact of IPA 106 Queensland's new environmental nuisance regulation 113 Review of environmental compliance reporting, NSW contaminated land legislation and State Environment Planning Policy, land trust for South-East Queensland and a discussion of the numerous definitions of 'zoning' 116 LEGAL KNOWLEDGE MATTERS VOL. 4, 1999 | i Index Acid sulfate soils .................................................................................................................................................... 92 Acquire land for local community purposes ........................................................................................................... 64 Agenda 21 ............................................................................................................................................................. 96 An infrastructure charge is a general charge ......................................................................................................... 75 Approaches and techniques for drafting of ordinances .......................................................................................... 50 As of Right nature of uses ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Australian Charter for Environmental Health ......................................................................................................... 96 Baseline benchmarks ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Benchmark development sequence..................................................................................................................... 111 Benchmark development sequence model .......................................................................................................... 112 Benchmark development sequences ..................................................................................................................... 66 Benchmark sequencing ....................................................................................................................................... 106 Benchmarks are the key environmental conditions................................................................................................ 28 Broad categories of Multi-Purpose Centres ........................................................................................................... 16 Built environment ................................................................................................................................................... 81 Canal Estate Development ...................................................................................................................................... 8 Centre Amenity and Performance Code ................................................................................................................ 19 Centre Concept Planning Code ............................................................................................................................. 19 Centre Design Code .............................................................................................................................................. 19 Change from "Zones" to "Areas" ............................................................................................................................ 16 Changing focus from rehabilitation to prevention ................................................................................................... 83 Character Housing Area ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Coastal wetlands ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Commercial Character Buildings ........................................................................................................................... 19 Community infrastructure designation ................................................................................................................... 64 Compact cities principle ....................................................................................................................................... 117 Concept of sustainable development ..................................................................................................................... 94 Define the field of environmental health ................................................................................................................. 80 Define what is meant by environmental health ...................................................................................................... 81 Definition of "environmental health" ....................................................................................................................... 95 Department of Natural Resources ......................................................................................................................... 89 Departmental guidelines for infrastructure charges plans ...................................................................................... 78 Departmental guidelines for the preparation of infrastructure charges plans ......................................................... 78 Desired environmental outcomes ...................................................................................................................