State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021 (2021-732) (NSW)

State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1.1 Name of Policy This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 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— Division 5.1 assessment guidelines for environmental factors means the Guidelines for Division 5.1 assessments—Consideration of environmental factors for health services facilities and schools published by the Department in October 2024. SCPP—new health services facilities and schools means the Stakeholder and Community Participation Plan for New Health Services Facilities and Schools published by the Department in October 2024. 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 Infrastructure

Part 2.1 Preliminary

Note. Nothing in this Chapter (except section 2.8) affects any requirement under another Act to obtain an approval, licence or permit for or concurrence to any development of a kind specified in Part 2.3. Examples of Acts imposing such requirements include the Fisheries Management Act 1994, Forestry Act 2012, Heritage Act 1977, Mine Subsidence Compensation Act 1961, Mining Act 1992, National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, Roads Act 1993, Rural Fires Act 1997 and Water Management Act 2000.