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Yesterday, the NSW Government Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, released 3 draft exposure bills outlining important and comprehensive changes to the New South Wales planning and strata management systems.
These Bills chart a number of new and significant reforms, including:
a streamlining of the environmental plan-making process
establishment of an independent assessment regime for large projects
new and different rights in the review of development proposals
more stringent rules and new penalties for accredited certifiers
a new answerable developer contribution system
an extension of individual owners' rights in strata schemes
For access to key documents outlining the reforms to the NSW planning system, and NSW strata management system, please refer to the attached.
For more information contact Mark Swan (02 8266 6651) or Andrew Peterson (02 8266 6681) or your local PwC Legal adviser.