Western Australian Planning Commission
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The '''Western Australian Planning Commission''' ('''WAPC''') is an independent [[statutory authority]] of the [[Government of Western Australia]] |
The '''Western Australian Planning Commission''' ('''WAPC''') is an independent [[statutory authority]] of the [[Government of Western Australia]]. It's function is to coordinate strategic and statutory planning for future urban, rural, and regional land use.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/about/the-wapc/about-the-wapc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315190125/https://www.dplh.wa.gov.au/about/the-wapc/about-the-wapc|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2019|title=About the WAPC|date=18 February 2019|website=Department of Planning, Lands & Heritage}} The WAPC fulfils various statutory responsibilities first established in 1955.{{Cite web |title=Western Australian Planning Commission |url=https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Western-Australian-Planning-Commission |access-date=2023-07-07 |website=Business News |language=en}} The authority is responsible for expenditure arising from the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax. |
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The role of the commission is to advise the Minister for Planning, make statutory decisions on a range of planning application types, approve subdivision applications, implement the state planning framework, and prepare and review region schemes to cater for anticipated growth. |
The role of the commission is to advise the Minister for Planning, make statutory decisions on a range of planning application types, approve subdivision applications, implement the state planning framework, and prepare and review region schemes to cater for anticipated growth. Resources and staff to carry out these responsibilities are provided by the [[Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage (Western Australia)|Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage]] to which it also delegates many statutory powers. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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