State requires time to respond to Minjerribah amendment pause notice

At the General Meeting of Council on 14 September 2022, Council resolved to issue a pause notice to the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning. The pause notice requires the Department to provide additional information to Council and the community to support the proposed amendment and address the issues which were raised through the public consultation period.

The pause notice included a timeframe of 90 business days. This provided 30 business days for the Department to provide information to Council, and 60 business days for Council to prepare for and undertake further public consultation.

On 14 November 2022, the Department indicated that they require additional time to appropriately consider and respond to the pause notice. It is anticipated that the Department are likely to require the entire 90 business day period stated in the pause notice. Note that the 90 business day timeframe within the pause notice ends on 14 February 2023.

A further update will be provided on this Your Say page once the Department provide a response to Council.