Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
| Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 | |
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| Parliament of New South Wales | |
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| Citation | Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) |
| Passed by | Parliament of New South Wales |
| Passed | 22 November 1979 |
| Assented to by | Governor Roden Cutler |
| Assented to | 21 December 1979 |
| Administered by | Department of Planning and Environment |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | Environmental Planning and Assessment Bill 1979 |
| Introduced by | William Haig |
| Introduced | 13 November 1979 |
| Status: Amended | |
The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is an Act of the New South Wales Parliament.
History
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2025) |
In September 2025, Chris Minns' Labor government signalled their intention to significantly amend the legislation, with the legislation now including the government's existing Housing Delivery Authority and a new Development Coordination Authority.[1]
Controversy over part 3A
[edit]The Act gained considerable controversy with the introduction of section 3A that effectively allowed the Planning Minister to declare a project as of "State significance" and assume direct approval delegation.[2] Although it was introduced to streamline the planning process and fast track the assessment of large infrastructure projects, a public perception of its misuse was a significant factor in the defeat of the Keneally government.[original research?]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lewis, Alexander; Dhir, Nandini (17 September 2025). "Major reforms for NSW planning system aim to curb 'maze' of current process". ABC News. Archived from the original on 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
- ^ admin (5 March 2012). "So what exactly is part 3A?". saverozelle.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.