Ideas for Community Consultation - Principles and Procedures - Dr Lyn Carson and Dr Katherine Gleber

This draft two-part report into community consultation presents ideas for achieving better community consultation, as a strategic arm of the plan making system in NSW.

This report   was prepared by Dr Lyn Carson and Dr Katherine Gelber for the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning (now the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources) and published in February 2001.

It focuses on proposing innovative and dynamic solutions, to energise and activate community consultation by government agencies in NSW.

Part 1 (Principles) identifies a range of challenges facing plan makers as they try to integrate public input into the plan making process, and help communities identify with and participate in complex procedures of government.

Part 2 (Procedures) describes a range of consultative methods. Some relative advantages and disadvantages of each method are outlined, to assist plan makers and government agencies determine which method would be appropriate for a particular consultative challenge at any given moment.

Follow this link to download the report Ideas for Community Consultation: Principles and Procedures for Making Consultation Work (pdf - opens in a new browser window)

Follow this link for other resources on community consultation and engagement (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	Department of Planning Infrastructure and Natural Resources (DIPNR)
Address	:	Henry Deane Building, 20 Lee Street, Sydney NSW Australia 2000
Email	:	engagement@dipnr.nsw.gov.au