The Minister for Planning has formed the Riverland Regional Assessment Panel, incorporating the areas of Berri Barmera Council, the Renmark Paringa Council and the District Council of Loxton Waikerie, pursuant to the Planning Development and Infrastructure Act 2016. The Regional Assessment Panel commenced operations on 1 October 2017.

The following people have been appointed as members of the Regional Assessment Panel by the Minister:

• Independent Presiding Member
  Mr Bruce Ballantyne

• Independent Members:
  Mr Jake McVicar
  Mr Geoffrey Parsons
  Ms Julie Lewis

Cr Trevor Norton is the Elected Member appointed to the Panel until December 2019, on behalf of the host, District Council of Loxton Waikerie.

Council has delegated authority to the Regional Assessment Panel to both assess development applications and hear applicants, pursuant to Part 4 of the Development Act 1993. The Panel will adhere to the Code of Conduct for Assessment Panel Members, provided by schedule 3 of the Planning, Development and Infastructure Act, and adopts its own Meeting Procedures for the conduct of its members and for its meetings. Meetings are held as required, generally at 1.30pm on the third Thursday of the month, at various Riverland Council offices.

The Agendas and Minutes of the Panel are available by selecting the links hereunder. Copies of the agenda and minutes are also available at the principal office, East Terrace, Loxton.

Archived minutes of the Panel, the superseded Berri Barmera Development Assessment Panel, which ceased operation at 31 December 2009, and the superseded Riverland Regional Development Assessment Panel , which ceased operations on 30 September 2017, are available from the archived files below.