State Government Introduces Concurrency Agency Referral Assessment Charges (4 August 2014)

ADC is concerned that recently introduced State Government charges for Concurrency Agency Referral Assessments (through SARA) will be a further disincentive to development throughout Queensland.

While ADC acknowledges that the fees are based on user-pays principles we believe that they will amount to a considerable additional burden when combined with already high Local Government lodgement fees and development contributions charges.  ADC believes this acting as a further burden for the development sector – which is only just starting to recover from the impacts of the GFC.

Follow the links below to gauge what impact these new fees and charges will have on your development’s bottom line:

http://www.dsdip.qld.gov.au/guide-to-the-sustainable-planning-act/

https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/LEGISLTN/CURRENT/S/SustPlanR09.pdf