Welcome to the DPAC website
The Development Policy Advisory Committee is a statutory body established under South Australia’s Development Act 1993 to provide independent advice to the Minister for Planning on:
- Any matter relating to planning or development
- Any matter relating to the design or construction of buildings
- The administration of the Development Act
- The policies that govern the administration of the Development Act
- Proposals to make regulations under the Development Act, or to make amendments to the Act
- Proposals to amend local area Development Plans
- Other assigned functions.
DPAC is not a ‘peak’ industry body, but a Committee that represents a range of views from different sectors of the community (see Members of DPAC).
DPAC has a key role in conducting the consultation process on Development Plan Amendments initiated by the Minister - see the DPAC and Plan Amendments page.
DPAC also has various sub-committees, including the:
One role of the Local Heritage Advisory Committee is to provide advice to the Minister where a dispute exists between a property owner and a local council over the listing of a property by council as a Local Heritage Place (see Local Heritage Advisory Committee).
DPAC generally meets monthly, but may meet more often to accommodate demand. Meetings of the DPAC – other than public meetings for Ministerial Plan Amendments – are not open to the public.
DPAC advice in relation to Minister-initiated Development Plan Amendments (DPAs) is made available to the public after the Minister has decided the DPA and the final DPA has been reviewed by the Environment Resources and Development Committee of State Parliament.
