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Extract from DIP website http,//www.dip.qld.gov.au/planning-and-development/iconic-declaration.htm!
Further information and FACT SHEETS are also available from the website.

Econic declaration under the Jeanic Queensland Places Act 2008 (QP A)

An iconic place declaration identifies:

* the characteristics or qualities of the place’s natural or built environment that the Minister is satisfied reflect or
contribute in a substantial way to Queensland’s character (the place’s iconic values)
= any provisions (each a protected planning provision) of the local planning instruments of each relevant local
government that the Minister is satisfied protect the place’s iconic values
= any local laws of each relevant local government that the Minister is satisfied protect the place’s iconic values.
On 20 June 2008 the Honourable Paul Lucas, Deputy Premier and Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, made the
following declarations:

» Blackall Range (4~' 36 KB)

s Central Capricorn Coast (Livingstone Localities) (> 49 KB)
« Douglas (* 37 KB)

= Noosa (A 37 KB).

 

Protection for iconic places

The IQPA provides protection mechanisms for declared iconic places. The major protection components relate to
planning schemes, development assessment and local laws,

Development that is allowed under planning schemes prior to an iconic place declaration can still occur. The Act does not
replace, remove or add to the current planning provisions in the planning schemes.

Private property and development assessments

The protection provided by the IQPA does not affect the development rights of property owners. Any development that is
allowed under planning schemes can still occur and any development that is not allowcd under the planning schemes is
still not allowed. The IQPA merely provides an independent assessment body when considering development applications
that may impact on the iconic values of a place.

The development assessment process under the IQPA follows the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS)
established under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA). The IQPA establishes an independent Development
Assessment Panel (the panel) to operate under this process. The function of the pane] is to determine whether it will act as
the assessment manager and decide an application instead of the local government.

If the panel chooses not to decide an application, the local government will continue to act as the assessment manager
under the IDAS.

Development Assessment Panel

Development assessment panels were gazetted for the Noosa and Douglas Iconic places on 20 June 2008, and for the
Blackall Range and Centra] Capricorn Coast Iconic places on 19 December 2008.

The panels are required under the IQPA to consider the effect of any development applications lodged with the relevant
local government as the assessment manager on the gazetted iconic values of the place. In making the ‘reference decision’
about whether the panel will act as the assessment manager in the place of the local government, the pane! must consider
any substantial cffect that the development has or may have on the place’s iconic values, having regard to the protected
planning provisions for the place. .

The panels meet regularly to make reference decisions and to decide any applications when acting as the assessment
manager in the place of the local government. Panel mectings are not open to the public however the agendas and minutes
of these meetings will be made available on this department’s website.

The panels must abide by a code of conduct (/+ 54 KB).