The chairperson of the Environment Committee is calling for public submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Amendment Bill.

The bill would amend the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The bill seeks to:

• amend the Act to improve certainty that grocery retail competition is a relevant factor in deciding whether a project has significant regional or national benefits, with the aim of improving competition in the grocery sector.
• make technical and operational changes to the fast-track approvals process aimed at improving the efficiency of the process by reducing time frames, duplication, and unnecessary costs, and providing clarity for applicants to the fast-track approvals process by addressing ambiguities.

The Chairperson intends to discuss the bill timeline with the Members on the Environment Committee, with the aim of reporting back to the House by early December 2025. If the committee agrees, public hearings are likely to take place in the week of 24 November 2025.

Tell the Environment Committee what you think

Make a submission on the bill by 2.00pm on Monday, 17 November 2025.

For more details about the bill:

• Read the full content of the bill

• Get more details about the bill

• What’s been said in Parliament about the bill?

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