NSW Government Slashes More Red Tape
Source: New South Wales. Minister for Planning. Media Release
"The Iemma Government announced new measures to help untangle the State’s planning system by slashing unnecessary duplications and introducing three-week deadlines for concurrences. Planning Minister Frank Sartor said the reforms would help speed up processing times across the State. “Under the changes, the time taken by State agencies to comment on development applications will be more than halved from current averages to just 21 days,” he said. If the response or concurrence is not received in time, the council will be able to continue without agency advice.”