The Environment and Planning section of the Policy and Representation Branch, through leadership, facilitates the development and implementation of a legislative, policy and financial environment which enables local governments to best serve their communities in these key interest areas:

• Land Use Planning
• Regional Planning
• Disaster Mitigation
• Building
• Housing Affordability
• Regulation reform

The following policy statements are developed by the LGAQ:

6.1 Planning

- Planning and Development
- Planning Legislation
- State and Federal Government Consistency
- State Planning Issues
- Regional Planning
- Integrated Development  Assessment
- Planning Schemes
- Dispute Resolution
- Infrastructure Planning
- Telecommunications
- Integrated Airport Planning
- Enforcement and Compliance
- Planning Training and Education

6.2 Building

- Sustainable Housing
- Building Regulation
- Building Fire Safety
- Heritage

6.3 Development

- Native Title
- Land Development
- Economic Development
- Indigenous Cultural Heritage