Status Report
The Benchmarking project is now complete. The final report and a summary of the results are published below:
• Condensed Summary Additional Information
• Condensed Summary – Applicant Appeals
• Condensed Summary – Assessment Fees
• Condensed Summary – Decision Bodies (Land Division)
• Condensed Summary – Decision Bodies (Land Use)
• Condensed Summary – Development Forms
The Local Government Planning Ministers Council Subgroup on Development Assessment Reform is now developing a related system of ongoing national performance monitoring.
Project Background
DAF initiated a Benchmarking project as part of the promotion of the Leading Practice Model.
The Benchmarking project aimed to provide each jurisdiction with indications of the best practice options available and the degree to which existing practices and procedures complement the Leading Practice Model.
The role of a Systems Benchmarking Program was to provide participants with:
•a means to ascertain the degree to which their Systems satisfy the agreed set of criteria;
•an indication of the priority policy, legislative and administrative areas that should be addressed;
•information on a range of ways that others have addressed such issues; and
•opportunities to learn from the experience of other jurisdictions.
The benefits of this work are already being experienced, with the information gathered helping to drive aspects of recent planning reforms in a range of jurisdictions.
It is anticipated that this information – with further review and consideration in the future – will continue to influence ongoing reform to shape development assessment systems that meet the needs of the Australian community and economy.
Documents of relevance
• COAG Communique Attachment A – 2 July 2009
•Comparative Performance Measurement and Benchmarking of Planning and Development Assessment Systems