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September 26, 2021
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Final transition to e-conveyancing coming on 11 October 2021

For some years now, the NSW Government has been effecting changes to property and conveyancing laws to transition from a paper-based conveyancing system to an electronic one. On 11 October 2021 (‘Cessation Day‘), two major reforms will come into force…

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September 15, 2021
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Discussion Paper on the Local Government Tendering Regulation Review

Earlier this month, the Office of Local Government published a discussion paper titled ‘Local Government Tendering Regulation Review‘ (‘Discussion Paper‘) concerning the tendering provisions in Part 7 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 (‘Regulation‘). The Discussion Paper proposes amendments to…

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June 8, 2021
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ALERT: Amendment to Crown Land Management Regulation – Removal of POM Adoption Deadline

On 4 June 2021 the Crown Land Management Regulation 2018 (CLM Regulation) was amended to remove the deadline for councils managing Crown land (Council Crown land managers) to adopt plans of management for that land by 30 June 2021, and removing…

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March 12, 2021
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ALERT: Independent Statutory Review of Crown Land Management Act 2016

The Crown Land Commissioner, Professor Richard Bush, is undertaking an independent statutory review of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (CLM Act) and has published a discussion paper seeking the public’s input into the review. About the statutory review  The Commissioner was…

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February 22, 2021
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ALERT: New Practice Note on Voluntary Planning Agreements in NSW

On 12 February 2021, the Planning Secretary issued a new Planning Agreements Practice Note (VPA Practice Note). On the same day, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Development Contributions) Regulation 2021 (Amendment Regulation) made a number of amendments to the…

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December 6, 2020
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Can a VPA be entered into for the conservation of a privately owned heritage building?

In a recent Land and Environment Court case, IPM Holdings Pty Limited v The Council of the City of Sydney [2020] NSWLEC 1593, the Court considered whether it could impose a condition of consent requiring a voluntary planning agreement (‘VPA‘)…

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October 14, 2020
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Are all Drainage Reserves Classified as Operational Land?

Drainage reserves vested in local councils are public land as defined in the Local Government Act 1993 (‘LG Act‘). All public land must be classified as either community or operational under the LG Act. The Registrar-General’s Guidelines under section 12D of the…

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July 8, 2020
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Agreements to progress re-zoning and development of land – when might they be an unlawful fetter on statutory powers?

The Supreme Court recently considered a case involving a Deed of Agreement (Agreement) that was entered into between a council and landowner involving the re-zoning and subdivision of land, and subsequent transfer of part of the land that had high…

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April 15, 2020
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Proposed reforms to development contributions in NSW

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has announced a suite of proposed reforms to the development contributions system in NSW. The DPIE states that the purpose of the reforms are to ‘…fix the uncertainty of developer contributions to…

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April 14, 2020
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Does a VPA need to be publicly notified together with a DA?

Is it mandatory for a voluntary planning agreement (VPA) under s7.4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EPA Act) to be publicly notified contemporaneously with the development application, or the planning proposal to which it relates? This question…

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March 25, 2020
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NSW Land Registry Services arrangements during COVID-19 disruptions

The NSW Land Registry Services (NSW LRS) has published information on changes to its operations to address disruptions arising from COVID-19. This information is being updated regularly and anyone who proposes to lodge dealings, plans or other instruments should check…

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October 17, 2019
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LEC not empowered on appeal to grant s138 Roads Act consent without RMS concurrence

A Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court has confirmed that if a local council, as roads authority, is prevented from granting a consent under s138(1) of the Roads Act 1993 (Roads Act) because of a refusal by the RMS…

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