Reporting - Codes (Applicant)

About this step

The codes section of the Reporting (Applicant) step is where you complete an assessment against the relevant assessment benchmarks. Based on your selection at the Codes (Applicant) step, your assessment benchmarks will appear here.

What you will find here

Local & State assessment benchmarks	The codes accepted development and assessable development benchmarks. The State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP)
Alternate solutions complying with performance outcomes	Alternate solutions is where you can discuss the performance outcome in further detail.
Assessment against code purpose/overall outcomes	Assessment against code purpose/overall outcomes is where you can address the codes higher order assessment.
Accepted development benchmarks	The codes required outcomes (RO's).
Assessable development benchmarks	The codes performance outcomes and acceptable outcomes (PO's & AO's).
Code template library	Selecting from your library of existing pre-filled code template's. Learn more about this feature here, What is the Code Template Library?.
Answer all PO & AO	Use this tool to save time by answering all assessment criteria the same. Learn more about this feature here, Answer all PO & AO.
View code	Use the feature to view the whole code with the current page or in a new window.

How to complete the Reporting - Codes step

1. When you reach the Codes section of the Reporting step, you are required to answer the codes that you selected as 'Relevant & included in Planning Report' at the Codes (Applicant) step.

All codes that are applicable to your development application will be listed within the codes section of the Reporting step. Only the codes you deemed 'Relevant & included in Planning Report' will show the assessment criteria

2. The local and state assessment criteria are separated into the following:

Zone,
Overlay,
Land Use,
Other, and
SDAP

3. Working top to bottom on the left navigation panel, select your first code listed e.g. Zone.

4. Use the drop-down arrow to view your first PO/AO.

5. Read the first criteria and answer the question "How does the proposal meet the code?".

Use the response library, located at every discussion text box, to help answer how the proposal meets the code. To learn more about response library, view How do I use the Response Library?.

6. Select from the options available on the bottom navigation panel, Complies with AO1, Complies with PO1, Not applicable or Not compliant.

Complies with PO: If you do not meet the AO, and require assessment against the Performance Solution, you may want to discuss further within the report. Check the box "Check this to discuss this performance outcome in detail in the report?", a new heading will be added under 'Alternate solutions complying with performance outcomes' in this code's discussion section so you can discuss it further.

Not compliant: If you do not meet the PO, and require assessment against the code purpose and overall outcome, you may want to discuss further within the report. A new heading will be added under 'Assessment against code purpose/overall outcomes' in this codes discussion section so you can discuss further.

7. Once you have selected your answer you may wish you discuss it further in the text box below. The text written in this discussion text box will produce within the code templates, which will append to Part 2: Supporting documents.

8. Once you Mark Complete you will automatically be taken to the next assessment criteria below.

9. Continue this process until you complete all the assessment criteria of the code.

Why am I seeing multiple of the same assessment benchmark?

Assessment benchmarks may be duplicated as they may deal with various subjects e.g. stormwater & environment.

This separation allows your subject matter experts to complete a comprehensive assessment against their own benchmark/task! Learn more about collaboration by reading Applicant Collaboration.

How to complete the Purpose & Alt. solutions discussion

Use the drop-down arrow located next to the code name to view the Purpose & Alt. solutions.

Alternate solutions complying with Performance outcomes

While completing the codes assessment criteria you identified that you would like to discuss the performance outcome in further detail, each assessment criteria will automatically populate as a heading within the 'Alternate solutions complying with Performance outcomes' discussion.

1. Select the first alternate solution heading in the list.

Select the view code feature located above the subject heading to roll down the assessment criteria of which you are assessing OR select the view code feature located in the top right corner to view the whole code.

2. Discuss in the text box provided why the proposal does not comply with the acceptable outcome, and how the solution satisfies the performance solution.

3. Once complete Mark Complete and move on to the alternate solution.

Use the Add button to create new headings to discuss alternate solutions complying with performance outcomes.

Assessment against code purpose/overall outcomes

While completing the codes assessment criteria you identified that one or more of the assessment criteria was not compliant with a PO. The subject matter of each assessment criteria will automatically populate as a heading within the 'Assessment against code purpose/overall outcomes' discussion.

1. Select the first subject matter heading in the list.

Select the Open code feature located above the subject heading to view the code purpose and overall outcomes to help make your assessment.

2. Discuss in the text box provided why the proposal meets the overall outcomes of the same subject matter.

Alternatively address the whole code by adding the code purpose and overall outcomes table located in the Response library - System answers.