Our performance

The Statement of Expectations for the Independent Planning Commission sets out the Minister's expectations in relation to the purpose, functions and roles of the Commission. It also establishes key governance and performance objectives for the determination of state significant development applications and provision of independent expert advice on planning-related matters.

The Statement of Expectations includes key performance indicators regarding timeframes for decision-making by the Commission for different case types. These are:

KPI timeframes are calculated as an average of the time taken to complete cases of each case type for the previous 12 months. The timeframe for each case starts from the date the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) provides their report to the Commission until the date the Commission completes the case, less any time the Commission is awaiting further information that it has requested from DPHI or the applicant.

The period from 20 December to 26 January each year is also excluded from the Commission's determination timeframes, as is any time DPHI is considering, as the Commission’s delegate, an application to amend a development application or modification application before the Commission for determination. Any time needed for DPHI to publicly exhibit any amendments to a development application or modification application is also excluded from the Commission’s timeframes.