Circular practice notes, guidelines

Act and Regulation notes

Note Purpose Date issued

Zoning for infrastructure in LEPsPDF file Provides guidance to councils on zoning public infrastructure land in LEPs. 7 March 2008

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 PDF file To advise on the introduction of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 December 2003

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Development Consents) Act 2003 PDF file To advice on the recent changes to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act and Regulation that commence on 1 December 2003. November 2003

Miscellaneous minor amendments PDF file To advise of minor changes to the EP&A Act, which take effect 22 July 2003 July 2003

Land and Environment Court review PDF file To advise about the Land and Environment Court Amendment Act 2002, which takes effect 10 February 2003 February 2003

Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Insurance) Regulation 2002 PDF file To advise of changes in relation to professional indemnity insurance December 2002

Additional fee on development applications PDF file To advise of further changes to fees made by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Further Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002 which came into effect on 1 November 2002 November 2002

Fees payable on integrated development and development requiring concurrence PDF file To advise of changes to fees made by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2002, which came into effect on 2 August September 2002

Conversion of fire alarm monitoring PDF file To advise of changes introduced by the EP&A Amendment (Conversion of Fire Alarm Monitoring) Regulation 2002 August 2002

Transfer of functions PDF file To advise of the transfer of functions relating to places of public entertainment from the LG Act to the EP&A Act March 2002

Changes to the regulated development fees PDF file To outline the changes to the fees under the EP&A Regulation, which starts from 1 January 2002 September 2001

Using the 'clock' for development applications PDF file To outline the procedures under the EP&A Regulation for stopping and restarting the'clock' when additional information is requested on development applications April 2001

Using penalty notices PDF file To outline the purpose and operation of the penalty notice provisions under the EP&A Regulation December 2000

Practice notes - Regulation 2000 references PDF file To provide users of Guiding Development: Better Outcomes, and the Act and Regulation notes, with updated clauses from the EP&A Regulation December 2000

Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation PDF file To tell councils and other consent authorities about a number of changes to the EP&A Regulation in relation to:
  • master plans
  • section 79C
  • development at Camden Park Urban Release Area
December 2000

Health, safety and amenity during construction PDF file To help consent authorities write conditions of development consent to address health, safety and amenity issues that arise during construction works December 2000

Notifying council resolutions to prepare draft local environmental plans PDF file To help councils meet the requirements of clause 9 of the EP&A Regulation when notifying decisions to prepare local environmental plans December 2000

Information required for planning certificates PDF file To tell councils about the information that needs to be included in planning certificates as a result of the EP&A Regulation December 2000

Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 PDF file To advise of the main changes to the planning and development system arising from the EP&A Regulation September 2000

Aquaculture - what level of environmental assessment does aquaculture require? PDF file To advise of changes to environmental assessment, advertising and deemed refusal periods requirements for certain aquaculture developments September 2000

What do councils consider when they apply section 96? PDF file To help councils apply section 96 of the EP&A Act which was amended on 1 June 2000 June 2000

Notifying the public about section 96 modifications PDF file To advise councils on the public notification and advertising of applications to modify development consents June 2000

Private certification of strata plans PDF file To advise developers, surveyors, council officers, accredited certifiers and owners corporations on the issue of strata certificates by private certifiers June 2000

Long service levy and changes to forms PDF file To explain that the long service levy now needs to be paid at the construction certificate stage January 2000

Environmental Planning and Assessment (Amendment) Act 1999 PDF file To advise of changes to the EP&A Act in relation to:
  • affordable housing
  • development funds
  • modification of development consents
  • operational improvements
January 2000

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Other advisory notes (1998–2005)

Note   Date issued

Accredited Certifiers and Conflict of Interest PDF file   6 January 2005

DIPNR Circular - Occupation Certificates and Conditions of Development Consent PDF file    

Top ten messages relating to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Quality of Construction) Act 2003 and Regulations PDF file   22 April 2005

Letter, Linking conditions of consent to the issue of occupation certificates PDF file   30 July 2004

Letter, Further refinements to the planning and building certification system, PDF file   12 July 2004

Guide to Quality of Construction Act amendments PDF file   12 July 2004

Information on Inspections and Signage during Construction PDF file   12 July 2004

Letter, Commencement of mandatory inspections for Classes 1 and 5 to 10 buildings PDF file   30 June 2004

Letter, Improvements to the NSW building certification system PDF file   27 February 2004

Letter, Improvements to the NSW building certification system PDF file   22 December 2003

Questions and Answers PDF file   22 December 2003

Making a complaint against an accredited certifier PDF file    

Hints and prompts PDF file   22 December 2003

Threatened Species Conservation Amendment Act 2002 PDF file   1 April 2003

Direction under s94E PDF file   6 November 2000

Advice on planning certificates (for exempt and complying development) PDF file   March 2000

Advice on planning certificates (general) PDF file   August 1998

Answers to commonly asked questions PDF file   last updated October 1998

Savings and transitional questions and answers PDF file   December 1998

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Guidance on preparing local environmental plans (archives)

See also current planning circulars issued by the Department.

 

Note   Date

Section 117(2) directions by the Minister RTF file PDF file


This is a consolidated list of directions in force prior to the commencement of section 117(2A) RTF file PDF file

  Prior to 30 September 2005

PN 06-001   4 September 2006
PN 06-002   4 September 2006
PN 06-003   12 April 2006

LEP Preparation Guidance Note No. 2004-2 PDF file

  May 2004

LEP Preparation Guidance Note No. 2004-1 PDF file

 
March 2004

Letter to councils PDF file   December 1999

Section 71 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act now repealed Relating to the format, structure and subject-matter of a (draft) local environmental plan. March 1999

LEPs and council land: best practice guideline PDF file   January 1997

 

 

Last Updated 16-May-2011