The State Planning Office has released a draft Land Use Planning and Approvals Amendment (Development Assessment Panels) Bill 2025 (2025 DAP Bill) for public consultation. The 2025 DAP Bill seeks to change the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 (LUPA Act) to provide a pathway where certain applications can be referred by the Minister to the Tasmanian Planning Commission (Commission) for assessment and determination by an Assessment Panel. Submissions can be made by post to the State Planning Office,1 or by email to [email protected] by 24 April 2025. Further information is available at the State Planning Office’s website here.