Minister: Minister for State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning
Agency: Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning


Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43

Effective Date Publication Date Amendments Included Notes
11 December 2012

certain provs commenced

01 February 2013 2012 Act No. 43

RA ss 7(1)(k), 37, 40

02 February 2014

prov exp 1 February 2014

01 October 2014 2014 Act No. 40

RA s 44

20 November 2015 27 May 2016 2015 Act No. 28
27 May 2016 02 June 2016 2016 Act No. 17

RA ss 35, 44

14 April 2017 20 April 2017 2016 Act No. 66
03 July 2017 31 August 2018 2016 Act No. 27

revised version

RA s 35

11 April 2019 08 May 2019 2019 Act No. 11
01 July 2019 07 August 2019 2018 Act No. 17

RA s 44

09 December 2019 13 December 2019 2019 Act No. 11
19 March 2020 08 November 2024 2020 Act No. 11

RA s 30

01 March 2023 28 February 2023 2022 Act No. 34
01 February 2024 31 January 2024 2023 Act No. 23
01 July 2024 05 July 2024 2024 Act No. 32

RA s 28

22 July 2024 22 July 2024 2024 Act No. 13

Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43

date of assent 11 December 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

ch 8, pts 1–4, 7–8, ss 284–285, 293, 295–299, 302, 306–307, 311, 315–316, 318, 319 (to the extent it ins s 192), sch 2 amdt of the Disaster Management Act 2003, the Environmental Protection Act 1994, the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971, amdts 1–8, 14–18, 24–30 commenced on date of assent (see s 2)

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2013 (2013 SL No. 1)

Note—The COVID-19 Emergency Response Act 2020 and the Economic Development (COVID-19 Emergency Response) Regulation 2020 modified this legislation from 26 June 2020 until 30 April 2022. These modifications did not amend the text of this law. Accordingly, while point-in-time versions of this legislation in force between 26 June 2020 until 30 April 2022 do not contain textual amendments, the versions are affected by and must be read with the modifications that were in force at the relevant time.

Economic Development Act 2012 No. 43 ss 1–2, ch 7 pt 1

date of assent 11 December 2012

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 February 2013 (2013 SL No. 1)

State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Red Tape Reduction) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014 No. 40 chs 1–2 pt 1

date of assent 15 August 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 October 2014 (2014 SL No. 209)

Sustainable Ports Development Act 2015 No. 28 ss 1, 54 sch 2

date of assent 20 November 2015

commenced on date of assent

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane Act 2016 No. 17

date of assent 05 May 2016

remaining provisions comm 27 May 2016 (2016 SL No. 61)

Planning (Consequential) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 27

date of assent 25 May 2016

ss 1–2 comm on date of assent

pts 2–69 comm 3 July 2017 (automatic commencement under AIA s 15DA(2))

Note—The Planning Act 2016 was renumbered in the first reprint—see 2016 Act No. 26 s 320A. Cross-references to the Planning Act 2016 have been updated to reflect the renumbering.

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority Act 2016 No. 66

date of assent 09 December 2016

pt 1 hdg, div 1, hdg, ss 35, div 2, pts 2–9, sch 1 comm 14 April 2017 (2017 SL No. 54)

Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 No. 17

date of assent 11 September 2018

pt 1 div 1 (other than ss 12), div 2, pts 27, pt 8 div 1, ss 159173, 174, pt 9 div 1, s 176F (2), pt 9 div 2, div 4, sch 1, sch 2 (other than amdts of Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) Act 2017) comm 1 July 2019 (2019 SL No. 41)

Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2019 No. 11

date of assent 11 April 2019

pts 1–2, pt 4–5, 6 divs 1–2, 7 divs 1–2, 8–9, 11, 13, 14 divs 1–2, 15–20, sch 1 pt 1 comm on date of assent

pts 3, 6 div 3, 7 div 3, 10, 12, sch 1 pt 2 (other than amdt of the Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990) comm 9 December 2019 (2019 SL No. 230)

Public Health and Other Legislation (Public Health Emergency) Amendment Act 2020 No. 11

date of assent 19 March 2020

pt 4 comm on date of assent

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 No. 23

date of assent 20 September 2023

s 247 sch 1 ss 2 (2), 4 comm 1 February 2024 (2024 SL No. 1)

Housing Availability and Affordability (Planning and Other Legislation Amendment) Act 2024 No. 13

date of assent 26 April 2024

pt 3 comm 22 July 2024 (2024 SL No. 124)

Economic Development and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 No. 32

date of assent 18 June 2024

pt 2, s 3 sch 1 comm 1 July 2024 (see s 2)

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