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#### 148 Definitions 148 Definitions > In this Part— > > amending Act means the [Environmental Planning and Assessment and Electoral Legislation Amendment (Planning Panels and Enforcement) Act 2017](/view/html/repealed/current/act-2017-039). > > existing local panel means— > > > (a) an independent hearing and assessment panel constituted by a relevant council, as at 1 September 2017, under section 23I (as in force before the substitution of that section by the amending Act), or > > > (b) any other panel constituted by a relevant council, as at 1 September 2017, under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) to advise on development applications or to determine development applications as a delegate of the council. > > relevant council means— > > > (a) the council of an area that is wholly within the Greater Sydney Region, and > > > (b) the council of the City of Wollongong.