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Foundations

Voice & content

Plain English leads, the statutory term follows as a chip, and product copy states facts — it does not narrate, emphasise with capitals, or praise its own design.

Do / don't

Do

No approval needed — build away.

Don't

Exempt development permitted subject to compliance.

Do

Council approval (code) — tick every box and it must be approved.

Don't

Code assessable.

Plain English leads; the statutory term follows as a chip.

Do

Treat as unknown — not a green light.

Don't

No restrictions found.

Uncodified is a first-class answer, never a quiet pass.

Do

Packaged 16/07/2026.

Don't

Packaged · pilot superseded by cells 🎉

Reference surfaces state facts. No commentary, no capitals for emphasis.

Do

Instrument is required.

Don't

Rules without citations do not ship!

Error text: the requirement, full stop.

Do

Constraints may be incomplete. Everything else on this page is unaffected.

Don't

Something went wrong.

A failure always says what is unaffected.

The standing rules

  • Australian English, sentence case, complete sentences on reference surfaces.
  • Never invent a planning rule; every provision cites its instrument and reference. An uncheckable citation is a defect — the honesty policy outranks the design.
  • No first person, no "we/our" in the interface; the map's verdict voice is product voice and stays.
  • Numbers carry their source and date, or they do not appear.

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