Federal government on housing supply
Published: 31 Mar 2010 Author: Caryn Kakas Source: Residential Development Council
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan urged state and territory treasurers to overhaul planning laws and land release mechanisms to ensure more affordable housing, despite concern about measures to fast-track assessment of stimulus projects.
At the Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations, the Treasurer focused on the need for states and territories to agree to a broad range of housing affordability reforms. These include reform of land aggregation, zoning and planning processes, and governance and greater national consistency of building regulations.
States and territories were also asked to extend land audit work now underway to examine under-utilized land and private holdings of large parcels of land, and to agree to nationally consistent principles for housing development infrastructure charges.
Published: 31 Mar 2010 Author: Caryn Kakas Source: Residential Development Council
Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan urged state and territory treasurers to overhaul planning laws and land release mechanisms to ensure more affordable housing, despite concern about measures to fast-track assessment of stimulus projects.
At the Ministerial Council for Federal Financial Relations, the Treasurer focused on the need for states and territories to agree to a broad range of housing affordability reforms. These include reform of land aggregation, zoning and planning processes, and governance and greater national consistency of building regulations.
States and territories were also asked to extend land audit work now underway to examine under-utilized land and private holdings of large parcels of land, and to agree to nationally consistent principles for housing development infrastructure charges.