{"id":"nsw:sl-2009-0301","name":"Joint Regional Planning Panels Order 2009","slug":"joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"301 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":178299,"registerId":"nsw-nsw:sl-2009-0301-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Order","content":"#### 1 Name of Order\n\n1 Name of Order\n\n> This Order is the [Joint Regional Planning Panels Order 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2009-0301).","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> This Order commences on 1 July 2009 and is required to be published in the Gazette.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Constitution of joint regional planning panels","content":"#### 3 Constitution of joint regional planning panels\n\n3 Constitution of joint regional planning panels\n\n> Pursuant to section 23G (1) of the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), the following joint regional planning panels are constituted, with the names specified below, for the parts of the State situated within the local government areas specified in relation to each panel:\n> \n> > (a) Sydney East Joint Planning Panel—local government areas of Ashfield, Botany Bay City, Burwood, Canada Bay, Canterbury City, Hunter’s Hill, Hurstville City, Kogarah, Lane Cove, Leichhardt, Manly, Marrickville, Mosman, North Sydney, Pittwater, Randwick City, Rockdale City, Ryde City, Strathfield, Sutherland Shire, Warringah, Waverley, Willoughby City and Woollahra,\n> \n> > (b) Sydney West Joint Planning Panel—local government areas of Auburn, Bankstown City, Blacktown City, Blue Mountains City, Camden, Campbelltown City, Fairfield City, Hawkesbury City, Holroyd City, Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Liverpool City, Parramatta City, Penrith City, The Hills Shire and Wollondilly,\n> \n> > (c) Hunter and Central Coast Joint Planning Panel—local government areas of Cessnock City, Dungog, Gloucester, Gosford City, Great Lakes, Greater Taree City, Lake Macquarie City, Maitland City, Muswellbrook, Newcastle City, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper Hunter Shire and Wyong,\n> \n> > (d) Northern Region Joint Planning Panel—local government areas of Armidale Dumaresq, Ballina, Bellingen, Byron, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour City, Glen Innes Severn, Gunnedah, Guyra, Gwydir, Inverell, Kempsey, Kyogle, Lismore City, Liverpool Plains, Moree Plains, Nambucca, Narrabri, Port Macquarie-Hastings, Richmond Valley, Tamworth Regional, Tenterfield, Tweed, Uralla and Walcha,\n> \n> > (e) Southern Region Joint Planning Panel—local government areas of City of Albury, Bega Valley, Bombala, Boorowa, Coolamon, Cooma-Monaro Shire, Cootamundra, Eurobodalla, Goulburn Mulwaree, Greater Hume Shire, Gundagai, Harden, Junee, Kiama, Lockhart, Palerang, Queanbeyan City, Shellharbour City, Shoalhaven City, Snowy River, Temora, Tumbarumba, Tumut Shire, Upper Lachlan Shire, Wagga Wagga City, Wingecarribee, Wollongong City, Yass Valley and Young,\n> \n> > (f) Western Region Joint Planning Panel—local government areas of Balranald, Bathurst Regional, Berrigan, Bland, Blayney, Bogan, Bourke, Brewarrina, Broken Hill City, Cabonne, Carrathool, Central Darling, Cobar, Conargo, Coonamble, Corowa Shire, Cowra, Deniliquin, Dubbo City, Forbes, Gilgandra, Griffith City, Hay, Jerilderie, Lachlan, Leeton, City of Lithgow, Mid-Western Regional, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Narrandera, Narromine, Oberon, Orange City, Parkes, Urana, Wakool, Walgett, Warren, Warrumbungle Shire, Weddin, Wellington and Wentworth.\n> \n> **cl 3:** Am 2009 (423), cl 3; 2011 (498), cl 3.","sortOrder":2}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Order was amended twice after its original commencement (in September 2009 and September 2011), suggesting the scope or operational details were adjusted from the original intent — likely to refine panel boundaries, membership thresholds, or jurisdictional criteria as the panels bedded in. Without the full text, the precise nature of those scope changes cannot be confirmed."},"complexity_factors":["Sits within a broader planning law framework (Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979) requiring knowledge of the parent legislation to fully understand","Multiple amended versions over time (2009, 2009 amendment, 2011) requiring version-tracking to determine applicable rules at any given date","The term 'consent authority' and thresholds for JRPP jurisdiction involve technical planning concepts","Interaction between state and local government decision-making layers adds jurisdictional complexity","Limited substantive content was provided — full complexity of the Order itself cannot be assessed from metadata alone"],"plain_english_summary":"The Order sets up Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPPs) — independent bodies that act as the consent authority for regionally significant or high‑value development applications in NSW. That means many major projects are decided by expert panels rather than by local councils, affecting property developers, landowners, councils and local communities. It aims to reduce conflicts of interest and bring specialist, consistent assessment to large developments."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Order implements the authority in section 23G(1) by constituting six regional panels and assigning local government areas to each. It does not, on its face, expand or narrow the substantive scope of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979; it specifies administrative boundaries and commencement/publication details only."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-purpose instrument: constituting panels rather than creating new policy or regulatory tests","Statutory basis: reliance on section 23G(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979","Administrative detail: long enumerations of local government areas for each panel increase textual bulk but not legal complexity","Procedural element: commencement date and Gazette publication requirement (cl 2)","Amendment history noted (cl 3 references to Am 2009 (423), cl 3; 2011 (498), cl 3)"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order formally establishes six regional joint planning panels across New South Wales under section 23G(1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, specifying the local government areas within each panel's jurisdiction. It commenced on 1 July 2009 and must be published in the Gazette. It applies to the listed local councils and to applicants and consent authorities dealing with development applications under the Act."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation performs exactly its stated purpose: constituting named regional planning panels with specified geographic jurisdictions. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this straightforward administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision (clause 3) with straightforward list structure","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only to parent Act section 23G(1))","Content is essentially a lookup table mapping panel names to geographic areas","Amendment history noted but does not affect current operative text complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This Order creates six regional planning panels across New South Wales to make decisions on certain development applications. These panels—covering Sydney East, Sydney West, Hunter and Central Coast, Northern, Southern, and Western regions—are made up of experts who assess major development proposals that fall outside normal local council processes. Each panel covers specific local government areas (councils), ensuring that significant developments are judged by specialists rather than potentially conflicted local politicians. This matters because it removes local political pressure from decisions on large or sensitive projects, aiming for more consistent and professional planning outcomes across the state."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009","history":"/api/acts/joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/joint-regional-planning-panels-order-2009/documents"}}