The Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA) provides the framework for Queensland’s planning and development assessment system.

IPA balances:

• community well-being
• economic development
• protection of the natural environment.

The main elements of this framework are:

• the Integrated Development Assessment System (IDAS) - one system for all development related assessments by local and state governments
• Master Planned Areas
• state planning policies
• regional planning
• South East Queensland Regional planning
• infrastructure planning
• dispute resolution.

Reforming IPA

Later this year, IPA will be replaced by the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

There are no changes to the existing IPA and IDAS processes until the new act commences in late 2009.

Download the Act

Legislation	Type and size
Integrated Planning Act 1997	1.75 MB
Integrated Planning Regulation 1998	504 KB
Explanatory Notes to Integrated Planning Act 1997	962 KB