The Planning and Development Act 2005 is an Act of the

Western Australian Parliament The Parliament of Western Australia is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Western Australia, forming the legislative branch of the Government of Western Australia. The parliament consists of a lower house, the Legislative Ass ...

which lays down specific controls over

planning Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. The evolution of forethought, the capacity to think ahead, is consi ...

at a metropolitan and local level as well as establishing more general controls over the subdivision of land. The Act consolidated the

Town Planning and Development Act 1928 The Town Planning and Development Act 1928 was an Act of the Western Australian Parliament which laid down specific controls over planning at a metropolitan and local level as well as establishing more general controls over the subdivision of land ...

, Metropolitan Region Town Planning Scheme Act 1959 and the Western Australian Planning Commission Act 1985 into a single piece of legislation.

References

* Hedgcock, D. O, Yiftachel. 1992. ''Urban and Regional Planning in Western Australia''. Paradigm Press: Perth. * * * Allens Arthur Robinson, April, 2006

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