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Title

Knowing the social in planning law decision making

Author(s)

Leshinsky, Rebecca

Abstract

This paper canvasses aspects of my PhD research. The research project is premised on the hypothesis that Planning Law Decision Makers (PLDM) rely on tools such as social impact assessment, plans, maps, expert witnesses, planning legislation and related policy and regulatory instruments, to gain knowledge on social impacts for significant land use and development. It is positioned on the proposition that all of these, including PLDM themselves, are actors in the planning system. The study defines Planning Law Decision Makers (PLDM) as decision makers in the context of planning in the State of Victoria, Australia who make decisions on land use and development proposals. These include planning officers and managers at Councils, elected Councillors, members of the planning tribunal (Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal), Judges in superior courts who have jurisdiction to deal with planning matters and the State Minister for Planning. For the sake of this study, it also includes Planning Panel Members. Generally speaking, such panel members only make high level recommendations for planning matters and the Minister for Planning in this context, is the ultimate decision maker

Publication type

Conference paper

Source

Proceedings of 'city growth, sustainability, vitality and vulnerability', the 2009 State of Australian Cities (SOAC) National Conference, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 24-27 November 2009 / P. J. Maginn, R. Jones and F. Haslam-Mackenzie (eds.)

Publication year

2009

FOR Code(s)

120504 Land Use and Environmental Planning;  180119 Law and Society;  180124 Property Law (excl. Intellectual Property Law)

Keyword(s)

Australia;  Decision making;  Law;  Legislation;  Planning;  Planning panels;  Social impact assessment;  Victorian State law

Publisher

Faculty of Built Environment, University of New South Wales

ISBN

1863081569

Publisher URL

http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/cf/staff/peter.rickwood/soac2009/pages/Papers.html

Copyright

Copyright © 2009 SOAC.

Peer reviewed