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.
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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]
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? ]