E-planning System

1435 The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (24 September 2019). I am advised that many councils have already developed their own e-planning platforms, which are integrated with data sets which assist their administrative operations. For instance, these systems already assist with the efficient calculation of rates notices. Will the new e-planning system offer similar data integration functions to assist councils with administrative efficiencies?

The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised the following—

The e-planning solution has been designed to benefit all South Australians who interact with the planning system. The system is designed with the customer in mind and will provide a much simpler and more transparent system for our community. While it is acknowledged that some councils have sophisticated electronic systems, the majority do not have the capacity to receive applications online, enable an applicant to monitor the progress of their application and receive electronic notifications. While these systems are internally integrated with other council systems, they do not provide data that can be used on a statewide basis.

The e-planning system is designed to be scalable and councils will be able to integrate other systems over time. In the short term, the system will be able to provide data to councils in a format that can be used within their systems.