Chapter 1 Preliminary
1.1 Name of Policy
This Policy is State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Central River City) 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—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 State significant precincts
Editorial note—
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021 transfers certain provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (State Significant Precincts) 2005 to this Chapter. The provisions will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Chapter 3 Sydney region growth centres
Editorial note—
Schedule 15 transfers certain provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 to this Chapter. The provisions will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Chapter 4 Homebush Bay area
Editorial note—
Schedule 15 transfers certain provisions of Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 24—Homebush Bay Area to this Chapter. The provisions will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Chapter 5 Kurnell Peninsula
Editorial note—
Schedule 15 transfers certain provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (Kurnell Peninsula) 1989 to this Chapter. The provisions will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Chapter 6 Urban renewal precincts
Editorial note—
Schedule 15 transfers certain provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (Urban Renewal) 2010 to this Chapter. The provisions will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Appendices 1–12
Editorial note—
State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Eastern Harbour City) 2021 transfers certain Appendices from State Environmental Planning Policy (State Significant Precincts) 2005 to this Policy. This Policy, Schedule 15 transfers certain Appendices from State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 to this Policy.
The Appendices will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Schedules 1–14
Editorial note—
Schedule 15 transfers certain Schedules from the following environmental planning instruments to this Policy—
The Schedules will be incorporated into this Policy on the NSW legislation website when this Policy commences.
Schedule 15 Transfer of provisions
(1) Replicate the provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 specified in Column 1 of the following table as the provisions of the Policy specified opposite in Column 2—
Column 1 Column 2 Existing provisions of State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 New provisions Parts 1–7, other than clause 1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Central River City) 2021, Chapter 3, Parts 3.1–3.7 Parts 1–6, other than clause 1 State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts—Western Parkland City) 2021, Chapter 3, Parts 3.1–3.6 Appendices 2–4, 6, 7 and 11–13 Appendices 1, 5, 8–10, 14 and 15(2) Renumber the clauses in Chapter 3 of the following Policies as sections with decimal numbering, commencing each Chapter with section 3.1—
(1) Transfer Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 24—Homebush Bay Area, Parts 1–4, other than clauses 1 and 8, to this Policy as Chapter 4, Parts 4.1–4.4.(2) Renumber the clauses in Chapter 4 as sections with decimal numbering, commencing with section 4.1.(3) Transfer Sydney Regional Environmental Plan No 24—Homebush Bay Area, Schedules 1–8 to this Policy as Schedules 1–8.
(1) Transfer State Environmental Planning Policy (Kurnell Peninsula) 1989, Parts 1–3, other than clause 1, to this Policy as Chapter 5, Parts 5.1–5.3.(2) Renumber the clauses in Chapter 5 as sections with decimal numbering, commencing with section 5.1.(3) Insert as the heading of State Environmental Planning Policy (Kurnell Peninsula) 1989, Schedule 4—Schedule 4 Exempt heritage development(4) Transfer State Environmental Planning Policy (Kurnell Peninsula) 1989, Schedules 1–6, as amended by subsection (3), to this Policy as Schedules 9–14.
(1) Transfer State Environmental Planning Policy (Urban Renewal) 2010, Parts 1 and 2, other than clauses 1 and 2, to this Policy as Chapter 6, Parts 6.1 and 6.2.(2) Renumber the clauses in Chapter 6 as sections with decimal numbering, commencing with section 6.1.
5 Consequential amendments
(1) Update all cross-references and provision numbering below the section level in this Policy as required by the transfer of provisions to this Policy.(2) Omit each expression specified in Column 1 of the following table wherever occurring in this Policy, other than in Chapter 1 and this Schedule, including definitions, headings and notes and regardless of capitalisation.Insert instead the expression specified opposite in Column 2, with appropriate capitalisation—
Column 1 Column 2 this Policy this Chapter the Policy this Chapter this plan this Chapter Aims of Policy Aims of Chapter Aim of Policy Aim of Chapter Aims of plan Aims of Chapter Land to which Policy applies Land to which Chapter applies Land to which plan applies Land to which Chapter applies clause section clauses sections subclause subsection subclauses subsections Note—Omit the expressions “clause”, “clauses”, “subclause” and “subclauses” only for a reference to clauses or subclauses of this Policy.(3) Despite subsection (2), a reference to “this Policy” or “this plan” in an Appendix or a Schedule of this Policy should be omitted and replaced with a reference to the relevant Chapter of this Policy.(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to—(a) a reference to “this Plan” in an Appendix of this Policy that refers to a Precinct Plan, or(b) provisions of a savings or transitional nature.
6 Repeal of environmental planning instruments
The following environmental planning instruments, as amended by this Schedule, are repealed—Note 1—Savings and transitional provisions in the instruments repealed by this section are not transferred to this Policy. They continue to have effect because of the Interpretation Act 1987, sections 5(6) and 30(2)(d).
7 Repeal of Schedule
This Schedule is repealed at the beginning of the day after this Policy commences.