New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 1.5

1.5 Meaning of "development"

(cf previous s 4)

(1) For the purposes of this Act,
"development" is any of the following--

(a) the use of land,

(b) the subdivision of land,

(c) the erection of a building,

(d) the carrying out of a work,

(e) the demolition of a building or work,

(f) any other act, matter or thing that may be controlled by an environmental planning instrument.

(2) However, development does not include any act, matter or thing excluded by the regulations (either generally for the purposes of this Act or only for the purposes of specified provisions of this Act).

(3) For the purposes of this Act, the
"carrying out of development" is the doing of the acts, matters or things referred to in subsection (1).

Note--: There are the following categories of development under this Act--

(a) exempt development (development that is exempt from the assessment and consent or approval requirements of this Act),

(b) development requiring development consent under Part 4, including the following--

(i) complying development (development that complies with pre-determined development standards and requires consent in the form of a complying development certificate by a consent authority or registered certifier),

(ii) development that requires consent by a council or other public authority specified as the consent authority (including by a local planning panel or delegated council staff on behalf of a council),

(iii) regionally significant development (development that requires consent by a Sydney district or regional planning panel),

(iv) State significant development (development that requires consent by the Independent Planning Commission or the Minister),

(v) designated development (development, other than State significant development, that requires an environmental impact statement for an application for consent),

(vi) integrated development (development that also requires approvals under other legislation that are integrated under general terms of approval),

(c) development that is an activity requiring environmental assessment under Division 5.1 before it is carried out by a public authority or before a public authority gives approval for the carrying out of the activity,

(d) State significant infrastructure (including critical State significant infrastructure) requiring approval under Division 5.2 by the Minister.