Planning authorities must give notice to native title holders, traditional owner group entities, and registered Aboriginal parties if a planning scheme amendment may affect their area.

Planning authorities are required to prepare and publish an engagement report detailing consultation outcomes and responses for planning scheme amendments.

Planning authorities must consult in the prescribed manner and set a comment date for low-impact amendments.

The Minister cannot exempt a planning authority from giving notice to land owners for public purpose reservations, road closures, or specific prescribed Ministers.

Planning authorities and panels are prohibited from changing or recommending changes to State standard provision terms, ICP land credit amounts, or public purpose land value estimates.

People making submissions on planning scheme amendments can request the inclusion or deletion of a provision but cannot request changes to the terms of a State standard provision.

Planning authorities are prohibited from using information obtained from a municipal council to identify land owners for any purpose other than giving notice or serving an order under the Act.