Under the Planning and Environment Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025, which was introduced to the Parliament on 28 October, the definition of “infrastructure in a growth area” would expand to include infrastructure “that services the growth area but cannot reasonably be located in it.” In a Parliamentary speech, Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny said the Bill would “Provide clear authority to fund infrastructure, facilities and services that are located outside of the GAIC area but are needed to address the needs of landowners and occupiers within the GAIC area”. So, for example, there may be a project that the government was supposed to fund, and they choose not to fund it, and then they send that money to the suburban rail loop.
Author: Jin Hui
Published at: 2025-11-22 22:01:14
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