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New Act sections guide

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) was updated in 2018 and is now easier to navigate and understand. It has 10 principal parts and decimal numbering for all provisions (legal conditions). We have moved some detailed provisions to schedules and the regulations where appropriate.

The Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 new references (PDF, 343 KB) table lists the former section numbers and the corresponding sections after the EP&A Act was updated. It includes the sections planning practitioners use most frequently.

While we encourage stakeholders to update their forms and templates whenever the sections of an Act are renumbered, the regulations provide that a reference to an old section is a reference to a new one. This means that you can continue to use forms and templates with old section numbers.

Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 new references

Previous section of the Act Updated section reference in the Act
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