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Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2008

  • Assented on 25/06/2008 - Act No 36 of 2008 (GG No. 82, 04/07/2008, p. 6525).
  • See Digest 7 of 2008, dated 02/06/2008 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

Long Title

An Act to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and other Acts and instruments to improve the NSW planning system.

Cognate Bills

The following Bills are cognate with this Bill:

  • Building Professionals Amendment Bill.
  • Strata Management Legislation Amendment Bill.

Explanatory Notes

Explanatory note This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament. The Building Professionals Amendment Bill 2008 and the Strata Management Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 are cognate with this Bill. Overview of Bill The object of this Bill is to reform the planning system, and for that purpose to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (the EPA Act) and other Acts and instruments. Environmental planning The environmental planning reforms in Schedul...  
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Text of Bill and Second Reading Speeches

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Legislative Assembly Minister's
"Agreed to in Principle" Speech 		Legislative Council 2R Speech Text of Bill as Passed by both Houses
LA - EPAA.pdf LC - 2R.pdf
 		b2007-152-d16-House.pdf

Tracking through the Houses

  • Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly:

  • Introduced by: Sartor, Frank
  • Notice of Motion: Wed 14 May 2008
  • Introduced: Thu 15 May 2008
  • "Agreed to in Principle" Speech: Thu 15 May 2008
  • Agreed to in Principle LA: Wed 4 Jun 2008 am
  • Considered in Detail: Wed 4 Jun 2008 am
  • Date Passed Declared by Speaker with amendment: Wed 04 Jun 2008 am

Legislative Council:

  • Introduced by: Costa, Michael
  • Introduced: Wed 4 Jun 2008
  • First Reading: Wed 4 Jun 2008
  • Ministers 2R Speech: Wed 4 Jun 2008
  • Second Reading: Tue 17 Jun 2008
  • Date Committed: Tue 17 June 2008
  • Reported with amdts: 17/06/2008
  • Report Adopted: Wed 18 Jun 2008 am
  • Third Reading: Wed 18 Jun 2008 am
  • Date Passed with amdts: Wed 18 Jun 2008 am
  • Returned to LA: Wed 18 Jun 2008 am
  • LA agrees with amendments: Wed 18 Jun 2008
  • Passed Parliament: Wed 18 Jun 2008
  • Assented: Wed 25 Jun 2008


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