State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021 (2021-726) (NSW)

State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Policy This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021.

1.2 Commencement This Policy commences on 1 March 2022 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

1.3 Definitions In this Policy— the Act means the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Policy.

1.4 Transferred provisions The Interpretation Act 1987, section 30A is taken to apply to the provisions transferred to this Policy on the commencement of this Policy in the same way as it applies to provisions transferred from a statutory rule to another statutory rule.

Note— The Interpretation Act 1987, section 30A provides— (a) the transfer of a provision does not affect the operation or meaning of the provision, and (b) a transferred provision is to be construed as if it had not been transferred.

Chapter 2 State significant precincts

Part 2.1 Preliminary

2.1 Aims of Chapter The aims of this Chapter are as follows— (a) to facilitate the development, redevelopment or protection of important urban, coastal and regional sites of economic, environmental or social significance to the State so as to facilitate the orderly use, development or conservation of those State significant precincts for the benefit of the State, (b) to facilitate service delivery outcomes for a range of public services and to provide for the development of major sites for a public purpose or redevelopment of major sites no longer appropriate or suitable for public purposes.

2.2 Application of Policy—transitional Part 3A projects (1) On the repeal of Part 3A of the Act, this Chapter is subject to Schedule 6A to the Act.