One of the Bligh Government's final decisions before entering caretaker mode was to exempt schools and hospitals from their obligation to seek council approval for any new buildings or building extensions on their grounds.  The decision, announced by the Premier no less, was contained in a 17 February press release. Never mind that the involvement of councils in these decisions allows the needs of the wider community to be considered in what are usually substantial developments.  Ensuring this community involvement as a matter of course would also avoid the mistakes of the Bulding the Education Revolution construction program, whose exemption from the usual council input resulted in situations where new school halls were built over sewer lines and setbacks were ignored. But the Government chose to see a problem where none existed and has now completely cut councils out of the decision making on such developments. Given that local governments will now have little prior knowlege of how school developments will affect forward planning in regard to such things as roadworks and water treatment, the implications of the Government's move on local infrastructure budgets is likely to be profound.  For the record, the LGAQ said the decision showed an appalling disregard for community consultation. The LNP also condemned the Government's lack of transparency.