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

Tracking through the Houses

Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly:

Member with Carriage: 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:

Member with Carriage: 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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