The preparation of a major amendment can begin in three ways:
- the Minister provides direction to the Territory Planning Authority to begin a major amendment
- the Authority has prepared a Supporting Report
- the Authority has accepted an application for a proponent-initiated major amendment.
As part of the preparation of a major amendment it will be referred to entities specified in the Act.
Interim effect may be applied to the amendment at this time. This means the changes will apply to development proposals being assessed before the full amendment process finishes.
This will determine whether the major amendment requires changes to be made before it is referred to the Minister or is withdrawn in part or entirely.
