Minister’s powers

Under the Planning Act, the Planning Minister has powers to intervene in planning and development processes that can be enacted in response to matters involving, or likely to involve a state interest. These powers include:

• directing action about local planning instruments, see Minister's directions and notices
• directing action about a current or future development applications, see Minister's directions and notices
• taking over the decision making process in relation to a development application, see Ministerial call ins
• designate premises to establish a streamlined approval process for the development of essential infrastructure and services, see Infrastructure designations
• registering premises that are significant to the State, see urban encroachment registration
• declaring an applicable event, see applicable events
• allowing for a material change of use of a premises be declared temporary accepted development, see temporary accepted development.