House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions State Planning System State Planning System The Hon. A. PICCOLO House of Assembly Light State Planning System 1412 The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (24 September 2019). The subjects raised in the state planning policies span across the jurisdictions of many ministers, departments and agencies. How will the interagency cooperation and coordination needed to uphold these policies, be delivered? The Hon. S.K. KNOLL House of Assembly Schubert Minister for Transport Minister for Planning State Planning System The Hon. S.K. KNOLL (Schubert—Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Local Government, Minister for Planning): I have been advised the following— A state agency reference group was established early in the reform process to coordinate cross government input and is expected to continue through implementation. The state planning policies are a reflection of the broad range of state interest held by state agencies as they relate to South Australia's planning system. The development and delivery of the first suite of state planning policies is a result of ongoing collaborative efforts between agencies with interests in the planning system. The development of the Planning and Design Code must have regard to the state planning policies, and information has been released with the draft code for consultation which clearly sets out these links. Furthermore, state planning interests set out in the state planning policies are further reflected in the code through overlays which are in many cases are also linked to state agency referrals for development assessment.