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Independent review panel and reports

Review of Queanbeyan land releases

The Independent Review Panel appointed by the Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor MP to review current rezoning proposals for residential land in the Queanbeyan City Council area has finalised its report and provided its recommendations to the Minister.

Panel's Report to the NSW Minister for Planning (August 2006)
Main Report (PDF file)
Appendix 1 (PDF file)
Figure 1. Queanbeyan inquiry sites
Figure 2. Canberra spatial and inquiry sites
Figure 3. Regional context of proposed sites

Minister's media release (1 September 2006)

Terms of reference

The panel in its review was asked to take into consideration:

• cross-border planning and service delivery arrangements between the ACT and NSW governments, including the draft Memorandum of Understanding between the NSW and ACT governments on Cross Border Water Resources
• the availability of water to sustain Queanbeyan's growth over the next thirty years, including to the new development areas
• the need to achieve orderly and economic development, including the need for upfront infrastructure investment
• the sequencing of land releases including the timing and prioritisation of various proposals
• any specific matters that might support, limit or curtail the development of the areas under consideration.

Background paper (May 2006) (PDF file)