New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT ACT 1979 - SECT 3.31

3.31 Making of environmental planning instruments for local areas (LEPs)

(cf previous ss 53, 53A)

(1) A local plan-making authority may make environmental planning instruments for the purpose of environmental planning--

(a) in each local government area, and

(b) in such other areas of the State (including the coastal waters of the State) as the local plan-making authority determines.

(2) Any such instrument may be called a local environmental plan (or LEP).

(3) For the purposes of this Division, the following are
"local plan-making authorities" --

(a) the Minister,

(b) a council for its local government area if the gateway determination under this Division authorises the council to make the local environmental plan concerned.