2017-11-07 Planning & Environment Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                                              7 NOVEMBER 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                            CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
                                  Monthly reporting to Treasury QLD
                                    State Government and Australian
                                    Bureau     of      Statistics  on
                                    development approval information

Building and Plumbing
Process and systems               Develop       electronic    plumbing         Work with Council’s Information           Council (Information Technology
                                    application        processes        for        Technology Branch in engaging a             Branch) to engage an external
                                    customers.                                     consultant   to    develop    a             consultant in identifying ways
                                  Further develop existing Council               programme that works within the             forward.
                                    approval for electronic waste water            permissions of Council’s T1
                                    testing application for service                system.
                                    agents and customers.
Legislative Review                Preparation for the introduction of          Review all fees and charges               Report to Council on new
                                    the amended Plumbing and                     Review procedures and processes             legislation and any associated
                                    Drainage Act 2002 with the new                 for the adoption of new legislation         requirements
                                    Plumbing Act 2017 legislative
                                    obligations.
                                  Attendance at legislative meeting
                                    in Brisbane to discuss Local
                                    Government obligations.
Business as Usual activities      Meeting legislative requirements             Maintain     existing    legislative      Maintain      existing   legislative
                                    for all applications.                          obligations.                                obligations
                                  Monthly reporting to Treasury QLD
                                    State Government and Australian
                                    Bureau of Statistics timeframes on
                                    track.
                                  Complaint        and     investigation
                                    reporting timeframes on track




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