State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022 (2022-521) (NSW)

State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Policy This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Sustainable Buildings) 2022.

1.2 Commencement This Policy commences on 1 October 2023 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

1.3 Aims of Policy The aims of this Policy are as follows— (a) to encourage the design and delivery of sustainable buildings, (b) to ensure consistent assessment of the sustainability of buildings, (c) to record accurate data about the sustainability of buildings, to enable improvements to be monitored, (d) to monitor the embodied emissions of materials used in construction of buildings, (e) to minimise the consumption of energy, (f) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, (g) to minimise the consumption of mains-supplied potable water, (h) to ensure good thermal performance of buildings.

1.4 Definitions (1) Words used in this Policy are defined in the Dictionary in Schedule 4.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Policy. (2) In this Policy, the use of on-site fossil fuels does not include the use of back-up electricity generators. (3) Words used in this Policy have the same meaning as in the standard instrument set out in the Standard Instrument (Local Environmental Plans) Order 2006, unless otherwise defined in this Policy.

1.5 Relationship with other environmental planning instruments If there is an inconsistency between this Policy and another environmental planning instrument, whether made before or after the commencement of this Policy, this Policy prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.