The Rockliff Government has again moved to undermine proper planning processes, with their new Major Projects announcement the latest in a string of examples.
The Greens voted against the Major Projects legislation when it was before Parliament because we believe that no matter what a project is, it should be subject to a proper, robust assessment process. As such, we do not support any project being pushed into this fast-tracking pathway, nor do we support expanding this pathway further.
This approach from the Liberals is really disturbing. We’ve seen special legislation to enable developments, attempts to establish Development Assessment Panels, proposed changes to the Urban Growth Boundary, and now an effort to expand the Major Projects pathway. It’s an all-out attack on planning in Tasmania.
Our message to the government is clear – wrong way, go back. This steamrolling approach to planning is totally inappropriate and will no doubt lead to negative outcomes and unintended consequences.
