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Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
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> > (1) The Dictionary in Schedule 7 defines words used in this Regulation.
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> > The [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) and the [Interpretation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-015) contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.
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> > (2) Words used in this Regulation have the same meaning as in the Standard Instrument, unless otherwise defined in this Regulation.
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> > (3) For the purposes of the Act, section 1.4(1), definition of public authority, paragraph (g), the persons specified in Schedule 1 of this Regulation are prescribed.
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> > (4) For the purposes of the Act, section 1.4(1), definition of work, the deposit of material on a beach or land in a beach fluctuation zone, within the meaning of the [Coastal Management Act 2016](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2016-020), is specified to be a work.
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> > (5) For the purposes of the Act, section 1.5, definition of development, the demolition of a temporary structure is not development.
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> > (6) In this Regulation, a reference to the consent authority’s website means—
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> > > (a) if the consent authority is a council, a local planning panel or a Sydney district or regional planning panel—the website of the council or councils of the area in which the development will be carried out, or
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> > > (b) if the consent authority is the Minister, the Independent Planning Commission or a public authority—the NSW planning portal.
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> > (7) In this Regulation, a reference to the use of on-site fossil fuels does not include a reference to the use of back-up electricity generators.
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> **s 3:** Am 2022 (520), Sch 2\[1\].