Work Program
Work Program
The DAF work program and projects will continue to implement the goal of development assessment reform across Australia, as outlined in the DAF Leading Practice Model for Development Assessment. The main components of the current work program are:
Objective Rules and Tests
A guideline to assist local governments and referral agencies to draft their development assessment requirements.
Track-based Assessments
Creating guidelines to promote the adoption of the development assessment 'tracks' in the Leading Practice Model.
Benchmarking
Providing each State and Territory with indications of the best practice options available to them and the degree to which existing practices and procedures complement the Leading Practice Model.
eDA - Electronic Development Assessment
Establishing a national communication protocol to enable national interoperability for electronic processing of planning and development applications.