Updates
New coverage, status changes, and corrections.
About this page
Updates will be listed here as issues develop — new documents, changed deadlines, submission outcomes, and new issue hubs.
August 2026
Planning comments closed; Legislative Assembly petition remains open
The DPA-14 formal consultation period closed on 20 July 2026, and ACT Planning accepted late comments until 3 August 2026. The ACT Planning comment process has now ended. A separate ACT Legislative Assembly e-petition about DPA-14 remains open and closes on 14 September 2026.
The planning comment process and the petition are separate processes. Planning comments are no longer being accepted. Signing the petition does not form part of the ACT Planning process.
See Take Action for details, or view the petition directly at epetitions.parliament.act.gov.au.
July 2026
Status update (August 2026): the late-comment window described below has since closed. See the August 2026 update above for the current status.
Late comments accepted and Legislative Assembly petition opened
ACT Planning stated that late comments on DPA-14 would be accepted until 3 August 2026, following the formal consultation period that closed on 20 July 2026. A separate ACT Legislative Assembly e-petition for DPA-14 also opened, closing on 14 September 2026.
See Take Action for the current status.
June 2026
Site launched — DPA-14 content published
Canberra Public Interest launched with an initial content pack for DPA-14 (Draft Planning Amendment 14). The DPA-14 hub now includes:
- Key Information — what DPA-14 proposes and how Territory Plan amendments work
- Evidence Gaps — a systematic review of what evidence is missing or unconfirmed
- Questions for Government — grouped questions ready to use in submissions
- Auditor-General Lessons — lessons from the ACT Auditor-General's Phillip pool Territory Plan report
- Case Studies — evidence from comparable waste facilities, including Swanbank
- Take Action — step-by-step guide with an evidence matrix
- Source Documents — key source documents for DPA-14
This page will be updated as further official documents, consultation information, or correction requests are identified. Canberra Public Interest aims to link key claims to source material wherever possible.