State Policies and Projects (Project of State Significance) Order 2023 (Tas)

State Policies and Projects (Project of State Significance) Order 2023

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council and in accordance with the recommendation of the Minister, make the following order under section 18(2) of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993 .

16 October 2023

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

MICHAEL DARREL JOSEPH FERGUSON

Acting for and on behalf of the Premier

1. Short title This order may be cited as the State Policies and Projects (Project of State Significance) Order 2023 .

2. Commencement This order takes effect on the day after it is approved by both Houses of Parliament under section 18 of the State Policies and Projects Act 1993 .

3. Project of State significance (1) In this section – relevant plan means the Mac Point Precinct Plan published by the Macquarie Point Development Corporation, as established by the Macquarie Point Development Corporation Act 2012 . (2) A proposal by the Crown, in right of Tasmania, for a stadium to be developed on the area of land at Macquarie Point, bounded by a thick black line and identified as the Multipurpose Stadium and Associated Concourse Zone in the relevant plan, a reduced copy of which is set out, by way of illustration only, in Schedule 1 , is declared to be a project of State significance.

4. Nature of project The project declared under clause 3 includes, but is not limited to, the development and construction of – (a) a stadium that is suitable for a range of entertainment, sporting, cultural, corporate and community uses; and (b) the related infrastructure and services necessary to support the stadium and its operations; and (c) a public concourse adjacent to the stadium; and (d) any other facility or thing necessary, or convenient, for the implementation of the project.