{"id":"nsw:act-2018-053","name":"Western Parkland City Authority Act 2018","slug":"western-parkland-city-authority-act-2018","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"nsw","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"53 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29203,"registerId":"nsw-act-2018-053-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Part 1","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Part 1 Preliminary\n\nPart 1 Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name of Act","content":"#### 1 Name of Act\n\n1 Name of Act\n\n> This Act is the [Western Parkland City Authority Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-053).\n> \n> **s 1:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.49\\[2\\].","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n2 Commencement\n\n> > (1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by subsection (2).\n> \n> > (2) Section 27 commences, or is taken to have commenced, on the commencement of Division 6.4 of the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055).","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Object of Act","content":"#### 3 Object of Act\n\n3 Object of Act\n\n> The object of this Act is to encourage the economic growth and development of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and the rest of the Western City, in particular—\n> \n> > (a) by creating active, vibrant and sustainable communities and locations that—\n> > \n> > > (i) support national and global business, and\n> > \n> > > (ii) support, and benefit from, the development of the Western Sydney Airport, and\n> \n> > (b) by supporting the creation of precincts that are focused on job intensive land uses and which include knowledge, industrial, educational, commercial, retail and mixed use precincts, and\n> \n> > (c) by promoting investment, and\n> \n> > (d) by promoting development that accords with best practice environmental and planning standards, is environmentally sustainable and applies innovative environmental building and public domain design, and\n> \n> > (e) by facilitating the sharing of financial value arising from, or associated with, the development of the operational area so as to offset the provision of public infrastructure, facilities, places and services, and\n> \n> > (f) by promoting the attainment of value for money and efficiency in the delivery of infrastructure, and\n> \n> > (g) by achieving optimal outcomes from the Authority working collaboratively with the Commonwealth and State governments and with local councils in the Western City.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Definitions","content":"#### 4 Definitions\n\n4 Definitions\n\n> > (1) In this Act—\n> > \n> > Authority means the Western Parkland City Authority constituted by this Act.\n> > \n> > Board means the Board of the Authority.\n> > \n> > Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Board.\n> > \n> > Commonwealth Minister means the Commonwealth Minister nominated by the Commonwealth as the responsible Minister for the Commonwealth for the purposes of this Act.\n> > \n> > development has the same meaning as in the Planning Act.\n> > \n> > Note—\n> > \n> > Development includes the subdivision of land.\n> > \n> > function includes a power, authority or duty, and exercise a function includes perform a duty.\n> > \n> > operational area means—\n> > \n> > > (a) the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, and\n> > \n> > > (b) any other area within the Western City that is specified in Schedule 2 (Western City operational areas) or 3 (Local council requested operational areas).\n> > \n> > Planning Act means the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203).\n> > \n> > Western City means the area comprising the following local government areas—\n> > \n> > > (a) Blue Mountains,\n> > \n> > > (b) Camden,\n> > \n> > > (c) Campbelltown,\n> > \n> > > (d) Fairfield,\n> > \n> > > (e) Hawkesbury,\n> > \n> > > (f) Liverpool,\n> > \n> > > (g) Penrith,\n> > \n> > > (h) Wollondilly.\n> > \n> > Western Sydney Aerotropolis means the area identified as the Western Sydney Aerotropolis on the map in Schedule 1.\n> > \n> > Western Sydney Airport means the land comprising the Sydney West Airport as determined in accordance with the [Airports Act 1996](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth and the regulations under that Act.\n> > \n> > Note—\n> > \n> > The [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.\n> \n> > (2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.\n> \n> **s 4:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.49\\[3\\].","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Amendment of operational area","content":"#### 5 Amendment of operational area\n\n5 Amendment of operational area\n\n> > (1) The regulations may amend Schedule 1 to replace the map in that Schedule so as to extend or reduce the area comprising the Western Sydney Aerotropolis.\n> \n> > (2) The regulations may amend Schedule 2—\n> > \n> > > (a) by inserting the description of any area, or a map of any area, within the Western City, and\n> > \n> > > (b) by amending or omitting the description or map of any area specified in Schedule 2.\n> \n> > (3) A council for a local government area in the Western City may, by notice in writing to the Minister, request a specified area of land in the local government area to be included as part of the operational area.\n> \n> > (4) The regulations may amend Schedule 3—\n> > \n> > > (a) by inserting the description of any area, or a map of any area, specified by a local council under subsection (3), and\n> > \n> > > (b) by amending or omitting the description or map of any area specified in Schedule 3.\n> \n> > (5) Before any amendment is made to Schedule 1, 2 or 3, the Minister is to take all reasonable steps to consult with the Commonwealth Minister.","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"Part 2","sectionType":"part","heading":"Constitution and management of Authority","content":"# Part 2 Constitution and management of Authority\n\nPart 2 Constitution and management of Authority","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Constitution of Authority","content":"#### 6 Constitution of Authority\n\n6 Constitution of Authority\n\n> > (1) There is constituted by this Act a corporation with the corporate name of the Western Parkland City Authority.\n> \n> > (2) The Authority is a NSW Government agency.\n> > \n> > Note—\n> > \n> > See section 13A of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) in relation to the status, privileges and immunities of statutory bodies declared to be NSW Government agencies.\n> \n> **s 6:** Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.49\\[4\\].","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Ministerial control","content":"#### 7 Ministerial control\n\n7 Ministerial control\n\n> > (1) The Authority is subject to the control and direction of the Minister in the exercise of its functions.\n> \n> > (2) Before giving a direction to the Authority that the Minister considers would have a material effect on the exercise of the Authority’s functions, the Minister is to take all reasonable steps to consult with the Commonwealth Minister.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Board of Authority","content":"#### 8 Board of Authority\n\n8 Board of Authority\n\n> > (1) There is to be a Board of the Authority.\n> \n> > (2) The Board is to consist of the following members appointed by the Minister—\n> > \n> > > (a) a person appointed as the Chairperson of the Board,\n> > \n> > > (b) 3 persons nominated by the Minister,\n> > \n> > > (c) 3 persons nominated by the Commonwealth Minister.\n> \n> > (3) If the Commonwealth Minister declines to nominate one or more persons for appointment by the Minister, the Minister may appoint a person or persons nominated by the Minister instead of a person or persons nominated by the Commonwealth Minister.\n> \n> > (4) The appointment by the Minister of a person as the Chairperson requires the concurrence of the Commonwealth Minister.\n> \n> > (5) Each member of the Board is to be a person who, in the opinion of the relevant Minister nominating the person for appointment, has the relevant skills, knowledge and experience to assist the Authority in exercising its functions.\n> \n> > (6) Schedule 4 contains provisions relating to the members and procedure of the Board.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Role of Board","content":"#### 9 Role of Board\n\n9 Role of Board\n\n> > (1) Any decision relating to the functions of the Authority is to be made by or under the authority of the Board.\n> \n> > (2) Any act, matter or thing done in the name of, or on behalf of, the Authority by or under the authority of the Board is taken to have been done by the Authority.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Committees","content":"#### 10 Committees\n\n10 Committees\n\n> > (1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, establish committees to give advice or assistance to the Board in connection with any particular matter or function of the Authority (including in relation to any particular part of the operational area of the Authority).\n> \n> > (2) The Board is not to appoint a person as a member of a committee established under subsection (1) unless the Board is of the opinion that the person has appropriate expertise to make a valuable contribution to the committee.\n> \n> > (3) In appointing persons as members of a committee, the Board is to have regard to an appropriate mix of skills, knowledge and experience.\n> \n> > (4) It does not matter that any or all of the members of a committee of the Board are not members of the Board.\n> \n> > (5) The procedure for the calling of meetings of a committee of the Board and for the conduct of business at those meetings is to be as determined by the Board or (subject to any determination of the Board) by the committee.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Chief Executive Officer","content":"#### 11 Chief Executive Officer\n\n11 Chief Executive Officer\n\n> > (1) The Chief Executive Officer of the Authority is the person who, having regard to any advice of the Chairperson, is employed in the Public Service as the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.\n> \n> > (2) The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the day-to-day management of the activities of the Authority in accordance with the specific policies and general directions of the Board.\n> \n> > (3) The Chief Executive Officer is entitled to attend and to participate in discussions at meetings of the Board but is not entitled to vote at those meetings.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Staff","content":"#### 12 Staff\n\n12 Staff\n\n> Persons may be employed in the Public Service under the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040) to enable the Authority to exercise its functions.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> Section 59 of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040) provides that the persons so employed (or whose services the Authority makes use of) may be referred to as officers or employees, or members of staff, of the Authority. Section 47A of the [Constitution Act 1902](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1902-032) precludes the Authority from employing staff.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"Part 3","sectionType":"part","heading":"Functions of Authority","content":"# Part 3 Functions of Authority\n\nPart 3 Functions of Authority","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Functions—generally","content":"#### 13 Functions—generally\n\n13 Functions—generally\n\n> > (1) The Authority has the following functions in, or in relation to land in, the operational area—\n> > \n> > > (a) to prepare master plans for development within precincts, including identifying priorities relating to the design and location of that development,\n> > \n> > > (b) to carry out development on its own behalf or on behalf of other persons or bodies,\n> > \n> > > (c) to participate in the planning, funding, prioritisation and co-ordination of public infrastructure that is provided in association with the carrying out of development within precincts,\n> > \n> > > (d) to co-ordinate, secure and attract investment,\n> > \n> > > (e) to develop and, if directed by the Minister, implement schemes for funding the provision of public infrastructure, facilities, places and services,\n> > \n> > > (f) to promote, organise, manage, provide and conduct cultural, educational, commercial, transport, tourist and recreational activities and facilities,\n> > \n> > > (g) to provide consultancy and other services relating to the carrying out of development,\n> > \n> > > (h) to enter into joint ventures, project delivery agreements and other arrangements with landowners, developers, State and Commonwealth government agencies and local councils in the Western City,\n> > \n> > > (i) to liaise and work collaboratively with State and Commonwealth government agencies and with local councils in the Western City in exercising its functions.\n> \n> > (2) The Authority has such other functions as are conferred or imposed on it by or under this or any other Act.\n> > \n> > Note—\n> > \n> > See for example section 50 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) which, among other things, authorises the Authority to deal with land. The Authority may also enter into voluntary planning agreements with developers under Part 7 of the Planning Act.\n> \n> > (3) Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may exercise functions delegated to it under any other Act.\n> \n> > (4) The Authority cannot exercise any of its functions in relation to the Western Sydney Airport.","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Charter","content":"#### 14 Charter\n\n14 Charter\n\n> > (1) The Authority is to have a charter, prepared by the Board and approved by the Minister, that identifies—\n> > \n> > > (a) the projects or other matters that are to be given priority by the Authority in exercising its functions, and\n> > \n> > > (b) the classes of decisions that are to be referred to the Minister before being made by the Authority.\n> \n> > (2) The Authority’s charter may be amended with the Minister’s approval.\n> \n> > (3) Before approving the charter or an amendment to the charter that the Minister considers would have a material effect on the exercise of the Authority’s functions, the Minister is to take all reasonable steps to consult with the Commonwealth Minister.\n> \n> > (4) This section does not limit the operation of section 7.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Provision of information, advice and reports","content":"#### 15 Provision of information, advice and reports\n\n15 Provision of information, advice and reports\n\n> > (1) The Authority is—\n> > \n> > > (a) to provide the Minister with information, advice and reports at the request of the Minister, and\n> > \n> > > (b) if requested to do so by a person approved by the Minister, to provide the person with any information relating to its activities that the person requests, but only if the information is of a class approved by the Minister, and\n> > \n> > > (c) to keep the Minister and the Commonwealth Minister informed of the general conduct of its activities and of any significant development in its activities.\n> \n> > (2) Any information provided by the Authority to a person under subsection (1)(b) must also be provided to the Minister.","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Delegation of Authority’s functions","content":"#### 16 Delegation of Authority’s functions\n\n16 Delegation of Authority’s functions\n\n> > (1) The Authority may delegate to an authorised person any of its functions, other than this power of delegation.\n> \n> > (2) A delegate may sub-delegate to an authorised person any function delegated by the Authority if the delegate is authorised in writing to do so by the Authority.\n> \n> > (3) In this section, authorised person means—\n> > \n> > > (a) a member of staff of the Authority, or\n> > \n> > > (b) a person (or a person of a class) approved by the Minister or prescribed by the regulations.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exercise of functions through subsidiary corporations, joint ventures etc","content":"#### 17 Exercise of functions through subsidiary corporations, joint ventures etc\n\n17 Exercise of functions through subsidiary corporations, joint ventures etc\n\n> > (1) In this section, private subsidiary corporation means a private subsidiary corporation referred to in section 18.\n> \n> > (2) A function of the Authority may be exercised—\n> > \n> > > (a) by the Authority itself, or\n> > \n> > > (b) by a private subsidiary corporation, or\n> > \n> > > (c) by the Authority or a private subsidiary corporation, or both, in a partnership, joint venture or other association with public or local authorities or other persons or bodies.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Private subsidiary corporations","content":"#### 18 Private subsidiary corporations\n\n18 Private subsidiary corporations\n\n> > (1) The Authority may, subject to subsection (2)—\n> > \n> > > (a) form, or participate in the formation of, private corporations, and\n> > \n> > > (b) acquire interests in private corporations, and\n> > \n> > > (c) sell or otherwise dispose of interests in private corporations.\n> \n> > (2) The Authority must not, without the approval of the Minister—\n> > \n> > > (a) form, or participate in the formation of, a private subsidiary corporation, or\n> > \n> > > (b) acquire an interest in a private corporation so that, as a result of the acquisition, the corporation becomes a private subsidiary corporation, or\n> > \n> > > (c) sell or otherwise dispose of any interest in a private subsidiary corporation so that, as a result of the sale or disposal, it ceases to be a private subsidiary corporation.\n> \n> > (3) A private subsidiary corporation is not, and does not represent, the Crown.\n> \n> > (4) In this section—\n> > \n> > private corporation means a corporation within the meaning of the [Corporations Act 2001](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth formed in or outside New South Wales.\n> > \n> > private subsidiary corporation means a private corporation in which the Authority has a controlling interest.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"Part 4","sectionType":"part","heading":"Miscellaneous","content":"# Part 4 Miscellaneous\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Western Parkland City Fund","content":"#### 19 Western Parkland City Fund\n\n19 Western Parkland City Fund\n\n> > (1) There is to be established in the Special Deposits Account a Western Parkland City Fund (the Fund) into which the following is to be paid—\n> > \n> > > (a) money advanced to the Authority by the Treasurer or appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of the Authority,\n> > \n> > > (b) money directed or authorised to be paid into the Fund by or under this or any other Act,\n> > \n> > > (c) the proceeds of the investment of money in the Fund,\n> > \n> > > (d) money received by the Authority from any other source (including commercial returns from land dealings or from any funding scheme implemented by the Authority).\n> \n> > (2) There is to be paid from the Fund—\n> > \n> > > (a) all amounts required to meet expenditure incurred by the Authority, and\n> > \n> > > (b) all amounts required to be paid by the Authority in accordance with any funding scheme implemented by the Authority, and\n> > \n> > > (c) all other payments required by or under this or any other Act to be paid from the Fund.\n> \n> > (3) The Fund is to be administered by the Authority.\n> \n> > (4) The Authority may invest money in the Fund—\n> > \n> > > (a) if the Authority is a GSF agency for the purposes of Part 6 of the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055)—in any way that the Authority is permitted to invest money under that Part, or\n> > \n> > > (b) if the Authority is not a GSF agency for the purposes of Part 6 of the [Government Sector Finance Act 2018](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2018-055)—in any way approved by the Minister with the concurrence of the Treasurer.\n> \n> > (5) In any Act or statutory or other instrument, or in any contract or agreement, a reference to the Western City Fund is to be construed as a reference to the Western Parkland City Fund.\n> \n> **s 19:** Am 2018 No 53, sec 27; 2020 No 30, Sch 1.49\\[5\\]–\\[7\\].","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commonwealth Minister may withdraw from Act","content":"#### 20 Commonwealth Minister may withdraw from Act\n\n20 Commonwealth Minister may withdraw from Act\n\n> > (1) The Commonwealth Minister may, by notice in writing to the Minister (a withdrawal notice), inform the Minister that the Commonwealth Minister has decided to withdraw from exercising a function of the Commonwealth Minister under this Act that is specified in the withdrawal notice.\n> \n> > (2) The withdrawal notice must indicate the date on which the Commonwealth Minister’s decision is to take effect (the withdrawal date).\n> \n> > (3) The withdrawal date must not be earlier than 3 months after the withdrawal notice is given.\n> \n> > (4) On and from the withdrawal date, the function specified in the withdrawal notice is no longer conferred on the Commonwealth Minister.\n> \n> > (5) If the function requires the Commonwealth Minister to nominate persons for appointment as members of the Board, the function may be exercised instead by the Minister administering this Act.\n> \n> > (6) If the function requires the Commonwealth Minister to give concurrence, that concurrence is no longer required.\n> \n> > (7) More than one of the functions of the Commonwealth Minister under this Act may be specified in the withdrawal notice.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Exclusion of personal liability","content":"#### 21 Exclusion of personal liability\n\n21 Exclusion of personal liability\n\n> > (1) A matter or thing done or omitted to be done by—\n> > \n> > > (a) a member of the Board, or\n> > \n> > > (b) a member of a committee of the Board, or\n> > \n> > > (c) a member of staff of the Authority, or\n> > \n> > > (d) a person acting under the direction of any person referred to in paragraphs (a)–(c),\n> > \n> > does not, if the matter or thing was done or omitted to be done in good faith for the purposes of executing this Act, subject any such member or person so acting personally to any action, liability, claim or demand.\n> \n> > (2) A reference in subsection (1) to the execution of this Act includes a reference to the execution of the provisions of any other Act that confer or impose functions on the Authority.","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Disclosure of information","content":"#### 22 Disclosure of information\n\n22 Disclosure of information\n\n> A person must not disclose any information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act unless that disclosure is made—\n> \n> > (a) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or\n> \n> > (b) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or\n> \n> > (c) for the purposes of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of any report of any such proceedings, or\n> \n> > (d) in accordance with a requirement imposed under the [Ombudsman Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-068), or\n> \n> > (e) with other lawful excuse.\n> \n> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"23","sectionType":"section","heading":"Misuse of information","content":"#### 23 Misuse of information\n\n23 Misuse of information\n\n> > (1) If, through association with the Authority, a person has knowledge of specific information relating to proposals made, or to be made, by the Authority in respect of the acquisition, development or disposal of land and that information is not generally known but, if generally known, might reasonably be expected to affect materially the market price of that land, the person contravenes this subsection if the person—\n> > \n> > > (a) deals, directly or indirectly, in that or in any other land for the purpose of gaining an advantage for the person by the use of that information, or\n> > \n> > > (b) divulges that information for the purpose of enabling another person to gain an advantage by using that information to deal, directly or indirectly, in that or in any other land.\n> > \n> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.\n> \n> > (2) If, through association with the Authority, a person is in a position to influence proposals made, or to be made, by the Authority in respect of the acquisition, development or disposal of land and does influence the proposals by securing the inclusion or alteration of any matter in, or the exclusion or omission of any matter from, the proposals, the person contravenes this subsection if—\n> > \n> > > (a) the person does so for the purpose of gaining an advantage for the person, or\n> > \n> > > (b) the person does so for the purpose of enabling another person to gain an advantage.\n> > \n> > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.\n> \n> > (3) If—\n> > \n> > > (a) a contravention of subsection (1) occurs and an advantage referred to in that subsection is gained from any dealing in land to which the contravention relates, or\n> > \n> > > (b) a contravention of subsection (2) occurs and an advantage referred to in that subsection is gained from any dealing in land to which the contravention relates, being an advantage which would not have been gained if the proposals concerned had not been influenced,\n> > \n> > any person who gained that advantage is, whether or not any person has been prosecuted for or convicted of an offence in respect of a contravention of subsection (1) or (2), liable to another person for the amount of any loss incurred by that other person by reason of the gaining of that advantage.\n> \n> > (4) If a loss referred to in subsection (3) is incurred by reason of an advantage gained from a dealing in land, the amount of the loss is the difference between the price at which the dealing was effected and—\n> > \n> > > (a) in the case of any dealing to which subsection (1) relates, the price that, in the opinion of the court before which it is sought to recover the amount of the loss, would have been the market price of the land at the time of the dealing if the specific information used to gain that advantage had been generally known at that time, or\n> > \n> > > (b) in any case to which subsection (2) relates, the price that, in the opinion of the court before which it is sought to recover the amount of the loss, would have been the market price of the land at the time of the dealing if the proposals concerned had not been influenced.\n> \n> > (5) An action to recover a loss referred to in subsection (3) may not be brought more than 5 years after the dealing in land in relation to which the loss was incurred.\n> \n> > (6) For the purposes of this section, a person is associated with the Authority—\n> > \n> > > (a) if the person is a member of the Board, a member of a committee of the Board, a member of staff of the Authority or a person of whose services the Authority makes use, or who is otherwise appointed, employed or engaged, under this Act, or\n> > \n> > > (b) if the person is an officer or employee of a local council, or\n> > \n> > > (c) if the person acts or has acted as banker, Australian legal practitioner, auditor or professional adviser or in any other capacity for the Authority, the Minister or a local council, or\n> > \n> > > (d) in the case where the person associated by virtue of paragraph (c) is a corporation—if the person is a director, manager or secretary of that corporation.","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"24","sectionType":"section","heading":"Nature of proceedings for offences","content":"#### 24 Nature of proceedings for offences\n\n24 Nature of proceedings for offences\n\n> Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be dealt with summarily before the Local Court.","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"25","sectionType":"section","heading":"Service of documents","content":"#### 25 Service of documents\n\n25 Service of documents\n\n> > (1) A document may be served on the Authority by any of the following methods—\n> > \n> > > (a) by post to the address specified by the Authority for the service of documents of that kind,\n> > \n> > > (b) by post to an office of the Authority or by leaving it at any such office with a person apparently over the age of 16 years,\n> > \n> > > (c) by email to an email address specified by the Authority for the service of documents of that kind,\n> > \n> > > (d) by any other method authorised by the regulations for the service of documents of that kind.\n> \n> > (2) Nothing in this section affects the operation of any provision of a law or of the rules of a court authorising a document to be served on a person or the Authority by any other method.\n> \n> > (3) In this section, serve includes give or send.","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Regulations","content":"#### 26 Regulations\n\n26 Regulations\n\n> > (1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.\n> \n> > (2) In particular, the regulations may prescribe additional matters that must be included in the annual report of the Authority.\n> \n> > (3) The regulations may also contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or any Act that amends this Act.\n> \n> > (4) A provision of a savings or transitional nature may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.\n> \n> > (5) To the extent to which a provision of a savings or transitional nature takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate so as—\n> > \n> > > (a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or\n> > \n> > > (b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"27","sectionType":"section","heading":"Change of name of Western City and Aerotropolis Authority to Western Parkland City Authority","content":"#### 27 Change of name of Western City and Aerotropolis Authority to Western Parkland City Authority\n\n27 Change of name of Western City and Aerotropolis Authority to Western Parkland City Authority\n\n> The substitution of section 6(1) of this Act by the [Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020](/view/html/repealed/current/act-2020-030)effects the alteration of the name of the Western City and Aerotropolis Authority in terms of section 53 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) and accordingly that section applies.\n> \n> Note—\n> \n> Section 53 of the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) provides that if an Act alters the name of a body or office—\n> \n> > (a) the body or office continues in existence under its new name so that its identity is not affected, and\n> \n> > (b) a reference in any Act or instrument, or in any other document, to the body or office under its former name is to be read as a reference to the body or office under its new name.\n> \n> **s 27:** Rep 2019 No 1, Sch 3. Ins 2020 No 30, Sch 1.49\\[8\\].","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"28","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"#### 28\n\n28 (Repealed)","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 1","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Western Sydney Aerotropolis","content":"# Schedule 1 Western Sydney Aerotropolis\n\nSchedule 1 Western Sydney Aerotropolis\n\n![](/image/((Type%3D%22act%22)%20AND%20(No%3D053)%20AND%20(Year%3D2018)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g1.gif)","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 2","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Western City operational areas","content":"# Schedule 2 Western City operational areas\n\nSchedule 2 Western City operational areas\n\n![](/image/((Type%3D%22act%22)%20AND%20(No%3D053)%20AND%20(Year%3D2018)%20AND%20(%22Historical%20Document%22%3D0))/g2.gif)\n\n**sch 2:** Am 2020 (479), Sch 1.","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 3","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Local council requested operational areas","content":"# Schedule 3 Local council requested operational areas\n\nSchedule 3 Local council requested operational areas\n\nNote—\n\nOn the enactment of this Act, this Schedule did not include any areas.","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"Schedule 4","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Members and procedure of Board","content":"# Schedule 4 Members and procedure of Board\n\nSchedule 4 Members and procedure of Board\n\n(Section 8(6))","sortOrder":36}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The legislation has undergone a nominal scope change through the 2020 amendments. Originally enacted as the 'Western City and Aerotropolis Authority Act 2018', it was renamed to the 'Western Parkland City Authority Act 2018' (section 27). This reflects a branding/policy shift to the 'Western Parkland City' concept, though the functional scope remains largely unchanged. The amendment mechanism in section 5 also allows the operational area to expand significantly beyond the original Aerotropolis via regulations and local council requests, creating potential for substantial scope growth without further legislative amendment."},"complexity_factors":["Moderate length (27 sections plus 4 schedules) but relatively straightforward structure","15 defined terms in section 4, mostly standard administrative definitions","Some conditional logic around Commonwealth Minister involvement (concurrence requirements, withdrawal mechanisms in section 20)","Cross-references to multiple other Acts (Planning Act, Government Sector Finance Act, Interpretation Act, Corporations Act) but these are standard incorporations by reference","Schedule 4 contains standard board governance provisions (pecuniary interests, meetings, quorum) — boilerplate rather than complex","No deeply nested exceptions or highly technical operational rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This Act creates a government body called the **Western Parkland City Authority** to drive economic growth in Western Sydney, particularly around the new Western Sydney Airport and the surrounding 'Aerotropolis' area.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Establishes the Authority** as a NSW Government agency with its own Board, CEO, and staff (Part 2)\n- **Defines its job** as planning and developing vibrant, job-rich communities near the airport, attracting investment, coordinating infrastructure, and promoting environmentally sustainable development (Part 3)\n- **Gives it tools** to do this: preparing master plans, entering joint ventures, creating private subsidiary companies, implementing funding schemes for infrastructure, and dealing in land\n- **Sets up a dedicated fund** (the Western Parkland City Fund) to finance its activities (Section 19)\n- **Creates a unique governance structure** where both NSW and Commonwealth Ministers share control — the Commonwealth nominates 3 of the 7 Board members and must concur on key decisions like appointing the Chairperson (Sections 7-8)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Residents and businesses in the 'Western City' area (Blue Mountains, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Hawkesbury, Liverpool, Penrith, and Wollondilly councils)\n- Developers and landowners in the 'operational area' (the Aerotropolis plus other designated areas)\n- Local councils, who can request their areas be included in the Authority's scope\n- State and Commonwealth government agencies who must collaborate with the Authority\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is the legal engine for one of Australia's biggest urban transformation projects — turning farmland around the new Western Sydney Airport into a major economic hub. The Act is deliberately flexible, allowing the 'operational area' to expand via regulations and giving the Authority broad commercial powers to get things built. The shared Commonwealth-State governance reflects the national significance of the airport project."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act establishes the Authority’s objects, powers and governance and preserves the Authority’s identity if its name changes (s 27). It builds in mechanisms for changing the geographic scope of the operational area by regulation and by local council request (s 5), but the statutory object — to support economic growth and development of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and Western City — remains the defining scope (s 3). The Act therefore makes scope adjustable by executive action (regulations and scheduling) but does not itself alter the core statutory object set out at enactment."},"complexity_factors":["Shared governance and multi‑level involvement: Ministerial control with consultation requirements and Commonwealth nomination/concurrence for Board appointments (s 7, s 8; Schedule 4 cl 5).","Interplay between public agency powers and private commercial activity: Authority may develop land, enter joint ventures and form private subsidiary corporations, subject to Ministerial approval in specified cases (s 13, s 17–18).","Funding architecture tied to land dealings and investment returns held in a statutory Fund with differing investment rules depending on Government Sector Finance (GSF) status (s 19(1), s 19(4)).","Regulatory and territorial flexibility: regulations may amend operational area maps and Schedules; local councils can request inclusion of areas (s 5, s 26).","Cross‑references to other Acts for interpretation, employment, planning and airport boundaries create multiple legal dependencies (s 4 definitions; notes referencing Planning Act, Government Sector Employment Act, Interpretation Act and Airports Act).","Information control and enforcement regime combining criminal penalties, civil remedies and disclosure record-keeping (ss 22–23; Schedule 4 cl 7).","Delegation and sub-delegation powers to staff or approved persons create layers of administrative delegation (s 16).","Dispute and operational procedures embedded in Schedule 4 (quorum, voting, pecuniary interest rules) interact with ministerial discretion and Board decision-making (Schedule 4 cl 7, 10–13)."],"plain_english_summary":"What this law does (mechanics first)\n\n- Creates a statutory corporation called the Western Parkland City Authority (the Authority) to plan, coordinate and carry out development in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and other parts of the Western City (s 6, s 13).  The Authority is a New South Wales Government agency (s 6(2)).\n\n- Gives the Authority a Board that makes decisions about the Authority’s functions; the Board is appointed by the Minister and includes members nominated by the Commonwealth Minister (three Commonwealth nominees) and a Chair whose appointment requires the Commonwealth Minister’s concurrence (s 8, s 9; Schedule 4).  The Minister can give directions to the Authority and the Authority is subject to ministerial control (s 7).\n\n- Sets out the Authority’s operational powers: prepare precinct master plans, carry out development itself or for others, coordinate and participate in planning and funding of public infrastructure, attract and secure investment, develop funding schemes for public infrastructure, run cultural/educational/commercial activities, provide consultancy services, and enter joint ventures and other arrangements with landowners, governments and councils (s 13).\n\n- Authorises the Authority to form or invest in private corporations (private subsidiary corporations) and to exercise its functions through subsidiaries, joint ventures or partnerships, subject in specified cases to Ministerial approval (s 17–18).\n\n- Establishes a special Western Parkland City Fund inside the Special Deposits Account to receive Treasurer advances, Parliamentary appropriations, investment proceeds, commercial returns from land dealings and other receipts; the Fund is used to meet the Authority’s expenditure and payments under any funding scheme it implements (s 19).\n\n- Enables the regulations to expand or reduce the Aerotropolis map and to add or change operational areas (s 5).  Local councils in the Western City may request that specified land be included in the operational area; the Minister must take reasonable steps to consult the Commonwealth Minister before amending Schedules 1–3 (s 5).\n\n- Requires information and reporting to the Minister and the Commonwealth Minister, sets confidentiality and misuse rules for information obtained through the Authority (including penalties and civil liabilities) and provides for exclusion of personal liability for Board members and staff acting in good faith (ss 15, 21–23).\n\nWhy the Act exists (official rationale stated in the Act)\n\n- The Act states its object is to encourage economic growth and development of the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and the Western City by creating vibrant and sustainable communities, supporting business, promoting investment, facilitating sharing of financial value arising from development to offset public infrastructure, and promoting value for money and collaboration with Commonwealth, State and local governments (s 3).  Those claims are the stated purposes of the statute.\n\nHow the Act achieves those goals and the practical incentives, costs and decision points\n\n- Who decides: the Board makes decisions about the Authority’s functions; the Minister has control and can direct the Authority (s 7, s 9).  The Commonwealth has input through nomination of three Board members, concurrence for the Chair, and a consultation role before certain ministerial actions (s 8(2)–(4); s 7; s 14).  The Commonwealth Minister may also withdraw specified Commonwealth functions under the Act (s 20).\n\n- Who pays and how funds are handled: money comes from Treasurer advances, Parliamentary appropriation, the Fund’s investment returns and commercial returns from land dealings (s 19(1)).  The Fund is the Authority’s source to meet its expenditure and to make payments under any funding scheme the Authority implements (s 19(2)–(3)).  If the Authority is not a GSF agency, investments require Minister and Treasurer consent (s 19(4)).\n\n- Private sector interaction and market effects: the Authority can carry out development itself, enter joint ventures and form private subsidiaries to participate in private markets (s 13, s 17–18).  The Authority may implement funding schemes that share financial value arising from development to offset public infrastructure costs (s 3(e), s 13(e), s 19).  Those powers create opportunities for the Authority to act as a developer, investor or project partner alongside private developers and landowners; forming private subsidiaries requires Ministerial approval in many circumstances (s 18(2)).\n\n- Compliance burdens and legal risks for those involved: the Act imposes confidentiality and disclosure limits (s 22), criminal penalties (maximum 20 penalty units) for improper disclosure or misuse of information (s 22–23), and civil liability for parties who gain an advantage from misuse of privileged information (s 23(3)–(5)).  Board members must disclose pecuniary interests and may be excluded from deliberations (Schedule 4 cl 7).  These rules create duties and record-keeping obligations for Board members, staff and advisers.\n\n- Administrative discretion and implementation risk: the Minister may direct the Authority and approve its charter, determine which decisions must be referred to the Minister (s 7, s 14).  The Board may establish committees with Ministerial approval (s 10).  The regulations can change the map and operational areas (s 5), and can make savings or transitional provisions (s 26).  Those features leave considerable scope for executive choices about priorities, territorial coverage and the form of public–private arrangements.  The Authority’s capacity to delegate or sub-delegate functions to staff or approved persons is broad (s 16).\n\nTrade-offs, opportunity costs and concentration of benefits (mechanisms, not judgements)\n\n- Funding and land returns: the Fund is designed to capture commercial returns from land dealings and investment proceeds to finance Authority operations and infrastructure funding schemes (s 19).  That mechanism channels revenue from development activity to the Authority’s programs, which may concentrate benefits on particular projects, partners or landholders involved in Authority-led schemes (s 19; s 13(e)).\n\n- Competition and contract freedom: because the Authority can itself develop land, enter joint ventures and form private subsidiaries (s 13, s 17–18), it may directly compete with private developers in the same markets.  The Act does not prescribe market-entry constraints beyond Ministerial approval requirements for certain corporate activities (s 18(2)).\n\n- Checks against insider advantage: the Act includes criminal penalties and civil remedies for misuse of non‑public information about land proposals, and disclosure and recording requirements for Board members’ pecuniary interests (ss 22–23; Schedule 4 cl 7).  Those provisions create legal risk for persons associated with the Authority who act on privileged information.\n\nKey limits and exclusions\n\n- The Authority cannot exercise its functions in relation to the Western Sydney Airport itself (s 13(4)).\n\n- The Act preserves the Authority’s corporate identity after a change of name and allows the Minister, with required consultation and concurrence steps in certain cases, to act within the framework set by the Act (s 27; s 7; Schedule 4 cl 5).\n\nSummary: who pays, who decides, what changes in behaviour\n\n- Who pays: funding comes from the Treasurer or Parliament, returns from the Authority’s land dealings and investments, and other receipts paid into the Western Parkland City Fund (s 19).\n- Who decides: the Board (appointed by the Minister and with Commonwealth nominees) makes operational decisions; the Minister has control and can give directions; the Commonwealth Minister has nomination and concurrence roles and may withdraw specified functions (s 7–9; s 8; s 20).\n- Behaviour changes expected mechanically: governments and councils can coordinate with an Authority that plans precincts and can itself act as developer or investor; private developers and landowners may enter joint ventures or otherwise engage with the Authority; persons associated with the Authority face confidentiality, disclosure and trading restrictions (ss 13, 17–19, 22–23; Schedule 4 cl 7).\n\nPrimary statutory references: ss 3, 5–9, 13–19, 21–23; Schedule 4 (Board rules)."},"summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Act was originally named the 'Western City and Aerotropolis Authority Act 2018', focusing specifically on the Aerotropolis precinct around the new Western Sydney Airport. The rename to 'Western Parkland City Authority Act 2018' reflects an expanded scope — from a narrower airport-adjacent development focus to the broader Western Parkland City region, encompassing a much larger geographic and strategic urban development mandate across Greater Western Sydney."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation establishes a statutory authority (a type of government body created by law) with its own governance structure, which involves understanding how such bodies operate within NSW government","Interaction with existing planning laws (such as the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979) creates layered regulatory complexity","Overlap and potential tension with local council planning powers requires careful reading","The Act has been amended multiple times since 2018, meaning the current version differs from the original and readers must track changes","The rename from 'Western City and Aerotropolis Authority Act' signals a shift in scope that is not fully explained in the available text","Limited substantive content is available in the provided extract — the full Act contains more complex provisions around the Authority's functions, powers, and accountability mechanisms"],"plain_english_summary":"## Western Parkland City Authority Act 2018\n\n**What is this?**\nThis is a NSW law that established a government authority (a specialised public body) to oversee and coordinate the development of the Western Parkland City — the broader region around the new Western Sydney Airport (Badgerys Creek) and the surrounding Aerotropolis (a planned city built around an airport and its economic activity).\n\n**Who does it affect?**\n- **Residents and communities** in Western Sydney, particularly those in councils like Liverpool, Penrith, Campbelltown, and the Aerotropolis area, who will be shaped by the planning and development decisions this Authority makes.\n- **Businesses and developers** looking to invest or build in the Western Sydney region, who must deal with this Authority as a key decision-maker.\n- **Local councils** whose planning powers may overlap with or be affected by this Authority's role.\n- **NSW taxpayers** who fund this body and whose infrastructure investment it helps coordinate.\n\n**What does it actually do?**\nThe Act creates a dedicated government agency responsible for driving the planning, development, and delivery of the Western Parkland City — essentially a new metropolitan centre being built around the new airport. The Authority acts as a centralised coordinator to make sure infrastructure, housing, jobs, and services are all planned and delivered in a connected way, rather than leaving it to individual councils or agencies working separately.\n\n**Why does it matter?**\nThis is one of the most significant urban development projects in Australian history. The Western Parkland City is intended to become a third major city for Greater Sydney, alongside the existing CBD and Parramatta. The Authority has significant powers over planning and development approvals in its area, meaning it can shape what gets built, where, and how — with major consequences for local communities, landowners, and the region's future character.\n\n**Note:** This Act was originally called the *Western City and Aerotropolis Authority Act 2018* before being renamed, reflecting an evolution in how the government describes the project's scope."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. 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