2011
DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2011.575557
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The best planning system in Australia or a system in need of review? An analysis of the New South Wales planning system

Abstract: The New South Wales Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979, came into effect on 1 September 1980. It was Australia's first planning legislation where the objects of the Act explicitly included a balance between economic, social and environmental outcomes. The Act also facilitated public participation at all stages of plan-making and land-use decisionmaking. While the Act continues to promote such aims, it has also undergone significant amendment, particularly in the last 5 years. This has seen a disti… Show more

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“…Critics pointed out that unelected JRPPs assumed the decision-making powers of elected Councils (Mant, 2009;Piracha, 2010;McFarland, 2011). Local governments responded to blanket caps on development levies by slowing approvals or rejecting development applications, arguing they were unable to provide adequate infrastructure (IPART, 2012, p. 15).…”
Section: First Round Planning Reform (2005-2011)mentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…Critics pointed out that unelected JRPPs assumed the decision-making powers of elected Councils (Mant, 2009;Piracha, 2010;McFarland, 2011). Local governments responded to blanket caps on development levies by slowing approvals or rejecting development applications, arguing they were unable to provide adequate infrastructure (IPART, 2012, p. 15).…”
Section: First Round Planning Reform (2005-2011)mentioning
confidence: 97%
“…The State's initial response to this apparently intractable conflict was to introduce systemic reforms to simultaneously streamline development and depoliticize decision-making, by centralizing powers and introducing expert panels to take planning decisions in place of local Councillors (McFarland, 2011;Freestone & Williams, 2012). The public backlash this precipitated (exacerbated by ongoing corruption scandals) contributed substantially to the electoral defeat of the incumbent Labor government in 2011, and its replacement by a conservative coalition government that emphasized local autonomy and promised to roll back Ministerial powers to approve larger developments.…”
Section: Planning Reformmentioning
confidence: 99%
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