In 2010 and 2011, the COAG Reform Council (CRC), assisted by an Expert Advisory Panel and in consultation with governments, conducted a review of capital city strategic planning systems. The report, which was submitted to COAG on 23 December 2011 and publicly released on 2 April 2012, provides a snapshot in time of jurisdictions’ consistency with agreed criteria and provides useful information for all governments to consider where further improvements can be made.

On 13 April 2012, COAG agreed that further work on cities planning would be taken forward by the Standing Council on Transport and Infrastructure. SCOTI has published its response to the CRC’s report on its website.