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New South Wales regulation
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.
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2 Commencement
This Order commences on 1 July 2009 and is required to be published in the Gazette.
3 Constitution of joint regional planning panels
Pursuant to section 23G (1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, 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:
(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,
(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,
(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,
(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,
(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,
(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.
cl 3: Am 2009 (423), cl 3; 2011 (498), cl 3.
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1 Name of Order
This Order is the Joint Regional Planning Panels Order 2009.
2 Commencement
This Order commences on 1 July 2009 and is required to be published in the Gazette.
3 Constitution of joint regional planning panels
Pursuant to section 23G (1) of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, 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:
(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,
(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,
(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,
(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,
(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,
(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.
cl 3: Am 2009 (423), cl 3; 2011 (498), cl 3.