NSW Lease and Use Permissions for Transport Infrastructure in Millennium Parklands

Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment (Millennium Parklands) Bill 2026

13 Oct 2026: This bill has passed its first house and is now before the second house for its own debate.

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

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land management land use leasing public utilities transport infrastructure urban planning

Introduced by: The Hon Jenny Aitchison MP (ALP); The Hon John Graham MLC (ALP)

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Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

The Sydney Olympic Park Authority can grant leases, easements and licences for public utilities and transport infrastructure.
Transport infrastructure land listed in Schedule 5 is no longer part of the Millennium Parklands if it is sold or acquired.
Plans of management cannot stop land from being used for transport infrastructure or related works.
Land leased under section 32 cannot be sublet unless the use matches the original lease or the plan of management.
Leases and licences between the Authority and Transport for NSW made since August 2023 are legally validated.
These changes are backdated to 22 August 2023.

The Debate

What different members said when this bill was debated:

Chris Rath LIB

“The Opposition supports the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment (Millennium Parklands) Bill 2026. The bill makes several key changes to the legal framework governing land in the Millennium Parklands within the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act 2001.”

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Cate Faehrmann GRN

“I contribute to debate on the Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment (Millennium Parklands) Bill 2026. The Greens do not oppose the bill. This is a simple bill to facilitate the intersection upgrade at Homebush Bay Drive and Australia Avenue.”

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Mark Buttigieg ALP

“The Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment (Millennium Parklands) Bill 2026 will help to deliver a much-needed road project that is essential to achieving the future vision for Sydney Olympic Park as set out in the Sydney Olympic Park Master Plan 2050.”

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News articles and press releases

Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment (Millennium Parklands) Bill 2026

Mr STEPHEN BALI, Member for Blacktown — 2026-06-24

Transport for NSW needs to lease, and ultimately acquire, a small parcel of land in the Millennium Parklands adjacent to Australia Avenue that is required to complete the project. The land required to be leased is approximately 6,042 square metres. It is shown on the map in the bill. The Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act 2001 currently contains restrictions relating to the leasing and disposal of land in the Millennium Parklands. Under section 31 of the Act, the Sydney Olympic Park Authority cannot sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of land in the Millennium Parklands. Further to this, section 31 (2) provides that the Millennium Parklands, or any part of the Millennium Parklands, cannot be acquired without an Act of Parliament.