Assessment panels

Assessment panels are a decision-making body established by the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016.

Assessment panels generally make decisions on more complex developments.

There are different types of assessment panels:

  • Council Assessment Panel - appointed by a council.
  • Regional Assessment Panel - established by the Minister and comprises parts or all of the areas of two or more councils.
  • Joint Planning Board Assessment Panel - appointed by a Joint Planning Board, once established.
  • Combined Assessment Panel - established by the Minister for applications across different legislation, for example planning and mining.
  • Local Assessment Panel - constituted by the Minister upon recommendation of the Commission following an inquiry into an existing Council Assessment Panel.

All assessment panel members must comply with the Code of Conduct that is established to guide their decision-making.

You are entitled to make a complaint about an individual assessment panel member if you believe that the assessment panel member has breached the Code of Conduct.

Complaints about an assessment panel member must be lodged to the State Planning Commission. They should be lodged within six months of when the event is believed to have occurred.

To ensure that all complaints are of an appropriate nature a complaint must:

  • be made in the approved form
  • contain particulars of the allegation on which the complaint is based
  • be verified by statutory declaration.
Assessment panel member complaint form (PDF, 302 KB)

A complaint can be submitted to the State Planning Commission by post or email:

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