Territory Plan 2023

Number: NI2023-540
Made under: Planning Act 2023^[1], s 45
Status: In Force

Current law
Point-in-time versions
Law history

Current law

Current version

Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Planning (Watson) Major Plan Amendment 2025^[2].

Effective	Version files	Version	Published	Notes
18 April 2025	View version contents^[3]	R22	18 April 2025	Republication for amendments by NI2025-183^[4]

Point-in-time versions

Version contents

Version: R13 Back to Point-in-time versions^[5]
Effective: 18 October 2024 - 7 November 2024

Part A - Administration and Governance
No.	Description
	Administration and Governance^[6] [PDF 563KB]
Part B - Maps
	B00 - Australian Capital Territory^[7] [PDF 4638KB]
	B01 - Gungahlin and Hall^[8] [PDF 1312KB]
	B02 - Belconnen^[9] [PDF 3185KB]
	B03 - Inner North and City^[10] [PDF 2337KB]
	B04 - Inner South^[11] [PDF 2025KB]
	B05 - Molonglo Valley^[12] [PDF 1183KB]
	B06 - Weston Creek^[13] [PDF 1558KB]
	B07 - Woden Valley^[14] [PDF 1808KB]
	B08 - Tuggeranong, Hume and Tharwa^[15] [PDF 2693KB]
	B09 - East Canberra^[16] [PDF 2767KB]
Part C - Planning Principles and Strategic Links
	Planning Principles and Strategic Links^[17] [PDF 366KB]
Part D - District Policies
	D01 - Gungahlin District Policy^[18] [PDF 3168KB]
	D02 - Belconnen District Policy^[19] [PDF 4685KB]
	D03 - Inner North and City District Policy^[20] [PDF 6711KB]
	D04 - Inner South District Policy^[21] [PDF 4439KB]
	D05 - Molonglo Valley District Policy^[22] [PDF 7265KB]
	D06 - Weston Creek District Policy^[23] [PDF 1192KB]
	D07 - Woden District Policy^[24] [PDF 2856KB]
	D08 - Tuggeranong District Policy^[25] [PDF 4388KB]
	D09 - East Canberra District Policy^[26] [PDF 2227KB]
	D10 - Non-Urban District Policy^[27] [PDF 3658KB]
Part E - Zone Policies
	E01 - Residential Zones Policy^[28] [PDF 398KB]
	E02 - Commercial Zones Policy^[29] [PDF 3768KB]
	E03 - Industrial Zones Policy^[30] [PDF 359KB]
	E04 - Community Facility Zone Policy^[31] [PDF 353KB]
	E05 - Parks and Recreation Zones Policy^[32] [PDF 353KB]
	E06 - Transport and Services Zones Policy^[33] [PDF 338KB]
	E07 - Non-Urban Zones Policy^[34] [PDF 388KB]
Part F - Other Policies
	F01 - Subdivision Policy^[35] [PDF 352KB]
	F02 - Leasing Policy^[36] [PDF 304KB]
Part G - Dictionary
	Dictionary^[37] [PDF 649KB]
Endnotes
	Endnotes^[38] [PDF 262KB]

Law history

Notification statement

The Territory Plan 2023 has been made and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 11 September 2023 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Instrument as notified

Date notified	Effective	Version files
11 September 2023	27 November 2023	View version contents^[39]

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	11 September 2023	LA^[40] s 75 (1)
interim plan	27 November 2023	s 2 and CN2023-11^[41]
approved plan	27 September 2024	A2023-18^[1] s 610 (4) and CN2024-6^[42]

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
NI2025-164^[2]	Planning (Watson) Major Plan Amendment 2025	s 3 and sch 1	awaiting commencement
NI2025-183^[4]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2025 (No 3)	s 4 and sch 1	18 April 2025
NI2025-126^[43]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2025 (No 2)	s 4 and sch 1	14 March 2025
NI2025-125^[44]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2025 (No 1)	s 4 and sch 1	14 March 2025
NI2025-119^[45]	Planning (Whitlam FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2025	s 4 and sch	12 March 2025
NI2025-75^[46]	Planning (Stromlo and Denman Prospect) Minor Plan Amendment 2025	s 4 and sch 1	14 February 2025
NI2025-40^[47]	Planning (Lawson FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2025	s 4 and sch 1	31 January 2025
NI2024-700^[48]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2024 (No 4)	s 4 and sch 1	13 December 2024
NI2024-687^[49]	Planning (Changes to public land overlay boundaries) Minor Plan Amendment 2024 (No 1)	s 4 and sch 1	7 December 2024
NI2024-684^[50]	Planning (Molonglo Valley District Policy) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	7 December 2024
NI2024-674^[51]	Planning (Gungahlin and Macgregor FUA) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	3 December 2024
NI2024-635^[52]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2024 (No 3)	s 4 and sch 1	8 November 2024
NI2024-617^[53]	Planning (Gungahlin FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	18 October 2024
NI2024-601^[54]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2024 (No 2)	s 4 and sch 1	9 October 2024
NI2024-510^[55]	Territory Plan Amendment 2024	ss 4-36	27 September 2024
NI2024-439^[56]	Planning (Inner North and City District Policy) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	6 August 2024
NI2024-435^[57]	Planning (Various Changes) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	2 August 2024
NI2024-372^[58]	Planning (Denman Prospect FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2024 (No 2)	s 4 and sch 1	5 July 2024
NI2024-370^[59]	Planning (Amaroo FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	5 July 2024
NI2024-316^[60]	Planning (Belconnen District Policy) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	21 June 2024
NI2024-309^[61]	Planning (Strathnairn FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	21 June 2024
NI2024-258^[62]	Planning (Jacka Revisions) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	24 May 2024
NI2024-186^[63]	Planning (Clarification Changes) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	19 April 2024
NI2024-111^[64]	Planning (Denman Prospect FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	1 March 2024
NI2024-108^[65]	Planning (Jacka FUA Uplift) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	1 March 2024
NI2024-104^[66]	Planning (Miscellaneous) Minor Plan Amendment 2024	s 4 and sch 1	29 February 2024
NI2023-769^[67]	Planning (Miscellaneous Changes) Minor Plan Amendment 2023	s 4 and sch	5 December 2023

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