Final CMC report into the 2009 South East Queensland Regional Plan, including land at Palmwoods

On 4 August 2009, following the publication of the South East Queensland Regional Plan 2009–2031 (2009 SEQ plan), a newspaper article published by the Courier-Mail implied that the Honourable JP Elder, a professional lobbyist and former Deputy Premier of Queensland, had improperly influenced the review process of certain parcels of land included in the urban footprint contained in the 2009 SEQ plan.

Following the publication of the newspaper article, the Premier wrote to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) requesting that the CMC consider the circumstances of every instance in which an extension had been made to the urban footprint of the 2009 SEQ plan, to determine if any individual improperly influenced the review process.