Recent developments in public law, planning & environment: E-Alert May 2011
June 2011
Planning
Federal funding of local infrastructure projects
The Federal Government will introduce a hardline approach to Local Councils which fail to deliver Commonwealth-funded infrastructure projects within set time frames.
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Transitional arrangements pending the repeal of Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979
The NSW Government has announced that Part 3A of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) will be repealed. Pending the repeal of Part 3A, transitional arrangements have been announced which cover projects which were lodged under Part 3A. These transitional arrangements are found in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) Amendment 2011 (Major Development SEPP),published on 13 May 2011.
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