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Reference

What's Current?

Is that reference still current? Quick check. 26 changes tracked across agencies, legislation, standards, and council references.

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Agencies

6
November 2011
Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) Transport for NSW (TfNSW)

RTA merged into TfNSW — all road/traffic referrals now go to TfNSW

TfNSW
January 2015
Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) WaterNSW

SCA merged into WaterNSW — catchment and water supply referrals

WaterNSW
September 2015
WorkCover NSW SafeWork NSW

WorkCover replaced by SafeWork NSW for WHS regulation

SafeWork NSW
December 2019
Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) Transport for NSW (TfNSW)

RMS absorbed into TfNSW — second agency merge into transport

TfNSW
July 2019
Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) Heritage NSW / Environment and Heritage Group

OEH abolished in 2019 machinery of government changes

Heritage NSW
July 2017
Land and Property Information (LPI) NSW Spatial Services

LPI became NSW Spatial Services

NSW Spatial Services
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Legislation

11
January 2012
OHS Act 2000 Work Health and Safety Act 2011

National harmonised WHS legislation replaced the OHS Act

WHS Act 2011
October 2017
POEO Noise Control Regulation 2008 Noise Policy for Industry (NPfI) 2017

EPA replaced the old noise regulation with the NPfI framework

EPA — NPfI 2017
August 2017
Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016

TSC Act repealed — biodiversity offsets now under BC Act

BC Act 2016
March 2022
SEPP 55 / Infrastructure SEPP / ARHSEPP / EP&A Reg 2000 Consolidated SEPPs 2021 / EP&A Reg 2021

Major SEPP consolidation — old numbered SEPPs replaced by themed SEPPs

DPE — SEPPs
March 2018
Section 79C / 80 / 80A / 96 Section 4.15 / 4.16 / 4.17 / 4.55

EP&A Act renumbered — old Part 4 section numbers replaced. s94/94A became s7.11/7.12

EP&A Act 1979
March 2022
SEPP 33 (Hazardous and Offensive) SEPP (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, Ch 3

SEPP 33 consolidated into Resilience and Hazards

SEPP R&H 2021
March 2022
SEPP 64 (Advertising and Signage) SEPP (Industry and Employment) 2021

SEPP 64 consolidated into Industry and Employment

SEPP I&E 2021
October 2023
SEPP (BASIX) 2004 SEPP (Sustainable Buildings) 2022

BASIX SEPP replaced by Sustainable Buildings SEPP

SEPP SB 2022
March 2022
SEPP (Vegetation in Non-Rural Areas) 2017 SEPP (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021

Consolidated into Biodiversity and Conservation

SEPP B&C 2021
March 2022
SEPP (Coastal Management) 2018 SEPP (Resilience and Hazards) 2021, Ch 2

Consolidated into Resilience and Hazards Chapter 2

SEPP R&H 2021
March 2022
SEPP (State and Regional Development) 2011 SEPP (Planning Systems) 2021

Consolidated into Planning Systems

SEPP PS 2021
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Standards

5
2015
AS 2021:2000 Acoustics — Aircraft noise AS 2021:2015

Aircraft noise intrusion standard updated after 15 years

Standards Australia
2016
AS/NZS 2107:2000 Acoustics — Recommended design sound levels AS/NZS 2107:2016

Design sound level standard updated — affects acoustic reports

Standards Australia
2019
AS 1742.3:2009 Traffic control for works on roads AS 1742.3:2019

Traffic control standard updated — affects construction traffic plans

Standards Australia
2025
AS 4970:2009 Protection of trees on development sites AS 4970:2025

Tree protection standard updated — affects arborist reports and TPZs

Standards Australia
2024
AS 2601:2001 Demolition of structures AS 2601:2024

Demolition standard updated after 23 years — affects demolition conditions

Standards Australia
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Council References

4
2016
Bankstown Engineering Standards (pre-merger) Canterbury-Bankstown Engineering Standards

Council merger — Bankstown + Canterbury became Canterbury-Bankstown

CB City Council
2023
Canterbury LEP 2012 Canterbury-Bankstown LEP 2023

Former Canterbury LEP replaced by consolidated CB LEP

CB LEP 2023
2023
Bankstown LEP 2015 Canterbury-Bankstown LEP 2023

Former Bankstown LEP replaced by consolidated CB LEP

CB LEP 2023
2023
Rockdale DCP 2011 Bayside DCP 2023

Former Rockdale DCP replaced by consolidated Bayside DCP after 2016 merger with Botany Bay

Bayside Council

About this page

This tracker lists 26 significant changes to NSW planning references — agencies that merged, legislation that was repealed or consolidated, standards that were updated, and council references that changed after mergers. These are the same patterns flagged by the DAPlanner audit. If a DA condition still references a superseded name, it's likely outdated.