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The new Act is easier to navigate and understand. It has 10 principal parts, with decimal numbering of all provisions. Some detailed provisions have also been moved to schedules and the regulations where appropriate.

This table Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 New references (PDF, 338 KB) lists the existing section numbers of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 and the corresponding numbers of the New Act 2017 for the parts most frequently used by planning practitioners.

While stakeholders are encouraged to update their forms and templates by 1 March, the regulations supporting the commencement of the changes to the Act will provide that a reference to an old section is a reference to a new section so that these forms and templates will continue to be able, to be used, post 1 March.

You can access material from the updates process in the Document / archive library.

Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 New references

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Section 1   Section 1.1
Section 2   Section 1.2
Section 4   Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Section 4B   Section 6.2
Section 5   Section 1.3
Section 5AA   Section 1.7
Section 6   Section 10.1
Section 7   Section 2.1
Section 8   Sections 2.5, 2.6
Section 9   Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 10   Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 11   Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 12   Schedule 2, clause 32
Section 13   Section 2.2
Section 15   Section 2.2
Section 17   No equivalent
Section 22   Section 2.3
Section 23   Sections 2.4, 2.28
Section 23A   No equivalent
Section 23B   Section 2.7
Section 23C   Section 2.11
Section 23D   Section 2.9
Section 23E   Schedule 2, Part 2
Section 23F   Section 8.6
Section 23G   Sections 2.12, 2.15
Section 23H   Section 2.16
Section 23I   Section 4.8
Section 23J   Section 2.17
Section 23K   Section 2.18
Section 23L   Section 2.19
Section 23M   Section 2.26
Section 23N   Section 2.27
Section 23O   No equivalent
Section 24   Section 3.13
Section 26   Section 3.14
Section 27   Section 3.15
Section 28   Section 3.16
Section 29   Section 3.17
Section 30   Section 3.18
Section 31   Section 3.19
Section 33A   Section 3.20
Section 33B   No equivalent
Section 33C   Section 3.23
Section 34   Section 3.24
Section 34A   Section 3.25
Section 34B   Section 3.26
Section 35   Section 3.27
Section 36   Section 3.28
Section 37   Section 3.29
Section 38   Section 3.30
Section 53   Section 3.31
Section 53A   Section 3.31
Section 54   Section 3.32
Section 55   Section 3.33
Section 56   Section 3.34
Section 57   Schedule 1, clause 4
Section 58   Section 3.35
Section 59   Section 3.36
Section 60   Section 3.37
Section 72I   Section 3.38
Section 72J   Section 3.39
Section 72K   Section 3.40
Section 73   Section 3.21
Section 73A   Section 3.22
Section 74   No equivalent
Section 74B   Section 3.41
Section 74BA   Section 3.42
Section 74C   Section 3.43
Section 74D   Section 3.44
Section 74E   Section 3.45
Section 74F   Section 3.46
Section 75AA   Section 3.1
Section 75AB   Section 3.2
Section 75AC   Section 3.3
Section 75AD   Section 3.4
Section 75AE   Section 3.5
Section 75AF   Section 3.6
Section 75AG   Section 3.7
Section 75AH   Schedule 1, clause 2
Section 75AI   Section 3.8
Section 75AJ   Section 3.10
Section 75AK   Section 3.11
Section 75AL   Section 3.12
Section 76   Section 4.1
Section 76A   Section 4.2
Section 76B   Section 4.3
Section 76C   Section 4.4
Section 77   Section 4.9
Section 77A   Section 4.10
Section 78   Section 4.11
Section 78A   Section 4.12
Section 79   Schedule 1, clause 8
Section 79A   Schedule 1
Section 79B   Section 4.13
Section 79BA   Section 4.14
Section 79C   Section 4.15
Section 80   Section 4.16
Section 80A   Section 4.17
Section 81   Section 4.18
Section 81A   Sections 4.19, 6.6, 6.7, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14
Section 82   Section 8.11
Section 82A   Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
Section 82B   Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Section 82C   Section 8.5
Section 82D   Section 8.5
Section 83   Sections 4.20, 8.13
Section 83A   Section 4.21
Section 83B   Section 4.22
Section 83C   Section 4.23
Section 83D   Section 4.24
Section 84   Section 4.25
Section 84A   Section 4.26
Section 85   Section 4.27
Section 85A   Section 4.28
Section 86   Section 6.6
Section 86A   Section 4.29
Section 87   Section 4.30
Section 88   Section 4.32
Section 89   Section 4.33
Section 89A   Section 4.34
Section 89B   Section 4.35
Section 89C   Section 4.36
Section 89D   Section 4.37
Section 89E   Section 4.38
Section 89F   Schedule 1, clause 9
Section 89G   Section 4.39
Section 89H   Section 4.40
Section 89J   Section 4.41
Section 89K   Section 4.42
Section 89L   Section 4.43
Section 90   Section 4.44
Section 90A   Section 4.45
Section 91   Section 4.46
Section 91A   Section 4.47
Section 92   Section 4.48
Section 92A   Section 4.49
Section 93   Section 4.50
Section 93A   Section 4.51
Section 93B   Section 4.52
Section 93C   Section 7.1
Section 93D   Section 7.2
Section 93E   Section 7.3
Section 93F   Section 7.4
Section 93G   Section 7.5
Section 93H   Section 7.6
Section 93I   Section 7.7
Section 93J   Section 7.8
Section 93K   Section 7.9
Section 93L   Section 7.10
Section 94   Section 7.11
Section 94A   Section 7.12
Section 94B   Section 7.13
Section 94C   Section 7.14
Section 94CA   Section 7.15
Section 94D   Section 7.16
Section 94E   Section 7.17
Section 94EA   Section 7.18
Section 94EAA   Section 7.19
Section 94EB   Section 7.20
Section 94EC   Section 7.21
Section 94ED   Section 7.22
Section 94EE   Section 7.23
Section 94EF   Section 7.24
Section 94EG   Section 7.25
Section 94EH   Section 7.26
Section 94EI   Section 7.27
Section 94EJ   Section 7.28
Section 94EK   Section 7.29
Section 94EL   Section 7.30
Section 94EM   Section 7.31
Section 94F   Section 7.32
Section 94G   Section 7.33
Section 95   Section 4.53
Section 95A   Sections 4.54, 8.22
Section 96   Section 4.55
Section 96AA   Section 4.56
Section 96AB   Section 8.9
Section 96A   Sections 4.57, 8.23
Section 97   Sections 8.7, 8.10
Section 97AA   Section 8.9
Section 97A   Section 8.12
Section 97B   Section 8.15
Section 98   Sections 8.8, 8.10
Section 98A   Section 8.21
Section 99   Section 8.15
Section 100   Section 4.58
Section 101   Section 4.59
Section 102   Section 4.60
Section 103   Section 4.61
Section 104   Section 4.62
Section 104A   Section 4.63
Section 105   Sections 4.64, 8.26
Section 106   Section 4.65
Section 107   Section 4.66
Section 108   Section 4.67
Section 109   Section 4.68
Section 109A   Section 4.69
Section 109B   Section 4.70
Section 109C   Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.16
Section 109D   Section 6.17
Section 109E   Section 6.5
Section 109EA   No equivalent
Section 109F   Section 6.8
Section 109G   Section 6.18
Section 109H   Sections 6.9, 6.10
Section 109I   Section 6.11
Section 109J   Section 6.15
Section 109K   Sections 8.16, 8.17
Section 109L   Section 6.31
Section 109M   Section 6.9
Section 109N   Section 6.9
Section 109O   Section 6.29
Section 109P   Section 6.30
Section 109Q   Section 6.33
Section 109R   Section 6.28
Section 109ZI   Section 6.19
Section 109ZK   Section 6.20
Section 109ZL   Section 6.21
Section 110   Section 5.1
Section 110A   Section 5.2
Section 110B   Section 5.3
Section 110E   Section 5.4
Section 111   Section 5.5
Section 111A   Section 5.6
Section 112   Section 5.7
Section 113   Section 5.8, Schedule 1, clause 11
Section 114   Section 5.9
Section 115   Section 5.10
Section 115G-115RA   Fisheries Management Act 1994, Schedule 1AA
Section 115T   Section 5.11
Section 115U   Section 5.12
Section 115V   Section 5.13
Section 115W   Section 5.14
Section 115X   Section 5.15
Section 115Y   Section 5.16
Section 115Z   Section 5.17 and Schedule 1, clause 12
Section 115ZA   Section 5.18
Section 115ZB   Section 5.19
Section 115ZD   Section 5.20
Section 115ZE   Section 5.21
Section 115ZF   Section 5.22
Section 115ZG   Section 5.23
Section 115ZH   Section 5.24
Section 115ZI   Section 5.25
Section 115ZJ   Section 5.26
Section 115ZK   Section 5.27
Section 115ZL   Section 5.28
Section 115ZM   Section 5.29
Section 117   Section 9.1
Section 117A   Section 9.2
Section 117B   Section 9.3
Section 117BA   Section 9.4
Section 117C   Section 9.5
Section 118   Section 9.6
Section 118AB   Section 9.7
Section 118AC   Section 9.8
Section 118AD   Sections 2.16, 9.9
Section 118AE   Sections 2.16, 9.10
Section 118AF   Section 9.11
Section 118AG   Section 9.12
Section 119A   Section 9.13
Section 119B   Section 9.14
Section 119C   Section 9.15
Section 119D   Section 9.16
Section 119E   Section 9.17
Section 119F   Section 9.18
Section 119G   Section 9.19
Section 119H   Section 9.20
Section 119I   Section 9.21
Section 119J   Section 9.22
Section 119K   Section 9.23
Section 119L   Section 9.24
Section 119M   Section 9.25
Section 119N   Section 9.26
Section 119O   Section 9.27
Section 119P   Section 9.28
Section 119Q   Section 9.29
Section 119R   Section 9.30
Section 119S   Section 9.31
Section 119T   Section 9.32
Section 119U   Section 9.33
Section 121   Section 10.2
Section 121A-121ZS   Sections 9.3–9.37 and Schedule 5
Section 121A   No equivalent
Section 121B   Sections 9.34, 9.35, 9.36 and Schedule 5, Parts 1-3
Section 121C   Section 9.35
Section 121CA   Schedule 5, clause 37
Section 121D   Schedule 5, clause 6 
Section 121E   Schedule 5, clause 7
Section 121F   No equivalent
Section 121G   Schedule 5, clause 2 
Section 121H   Schedule 5, clauses 8 and 9
Section 121I   Schedule 5, clause 13
Section 121J   Schedule 5, clause 14
Section 121K   Schedule 5, clause 15
Section 121L   Schedule 5, clause 5
Section 121M   Schedule 5, clause 27 
Section 121N   Schedule 5, clause 4
Section 121O   Schedule 5, clause 29
Section 121P   Schedule 5, clause 1
Section 121Q   Schedule 5, clause 30
Section 121R   Schedule 5, clause 1
Section 121S   Schedule 5, clause 3
Section 121T   Schedule 5, clause 38
Section 121U   Schedule 5, clause 4
Section 121V   Schedule 5, clause 39
Section 121W   Schedule 5, clause 40
Section 121X   Schedule 5, clause 11 
Section 121Y   Schedule 5, clause 26
Section 121Z   Schedule 5, clause 31
Section 121ZA   Schedule 5, clause 32
Section 121ZB   Schedule 5, clause 10
Section 121ZC   Schedule 5, clause 16
Section 121ZD   Schedule 5, clause 17
Section 121ZE   Schedule 5, clause 12
Section 121ZF   Schedule 5, clause 22
Section 121ZG   Schedule 5, clause 23
Section 121ZH   Schedule 5, clause 24
Section 121ZI   Schedule 5, clause 25
Section 121ZJ   Schedule 5, clauses 33 and 34
Section 121ZK   Section 8.18
Section 121ZKA   Section 8.24
Section 121ZL   Section 8.19
Section 121ZM   No equivalent
Section 121ZN   Section 8.20
Section 121ZO   No equivalent
Section 121ZP   No equivalent
Section 121ZQ   Schedule 5, clause 28
Section 121ZR   Schedule 5, clauses 18, 19, 20 and 21
Section 121ZS   Schedule 5, clause 35
Section 122A   Section 9.38
Section 122B   Section 9.39
Section 122C   Section 9.40
Section 122D   Section 9.41
Section 122E   Section 9.42
Section 122F   Section 9.43
Section 122   Section 9.44
Section 123   Section 9.45
Section 124   Section 9.46
Section 124AA   Section 9.47
Section 124AB   Section 9.48
Section 124A   Section 9.49
Section 125   Sections 9.37, 9.50
Section 125A   Section 9.52
Section 125B   Section 9.53
Section 125C   Section 9.54
Section 125D   Section 9.55
Section 126   Section 9.56
Section 127   Section 9.57
Section 127A   Section 9.58
Section 128   Section 7.34
Section 129   Section 7.35
Section 130   Section 7.36
Section 131   Section 7.37
Section 132   Section 7.38
Section 133   Section 7.39
Section 134   Section 7.40
Section 135   Section 7.41
Section 136   Section 7.43
Section 137   Section 7.44
Section 138   Section 7.45
Section 139   Section 7.46
Section 143   Section 7.42
Section 144   No equivalent
Section 145A   Schedule 6, clause1
Section 145B   Schedule 6, clause2
Section 145C   Schedule 6, clause3
Section 146   Section 10.3
Section 146A   Section 6.34
Section 147   Section 10.4
Section 148   Section 10.5
Section 148B   Section 10.6
Section 149   Sections 10.7
Section 149A   Section 6.26
Section 149B   Sections 6.22, 6.23
Section 149C   Section 6.26
Section 149D   Sections 6.24, 6.25, 6.26
Section 149E   Section 6.25
Section 149F   Section 8.25
Section 149G   Section 6.26
Section 150   Section 10.8
Section 151   Section 10.9
Section 152   Section 10.10
Section 153   Section 10.11
Section 153A   Section 2.29
Section 154   Section 10.12
Section 157   Section 10.13
Section 158   Section 2.28
Section 158A   Section 10.14
Section 158B   Section 2.25
Section 158C   Section 2.25 and Schedule 3, clause 1
Section 158D   Schedule 3, clause 2
Section 158E   Schedule 3, clause 3
Section 159   Section 10.15
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