NSW Lease and Use Permissions for Transport Infrastructure in Millennium Parklands

Sydney Olympic Park Authority Amendment (Millennium Parklands) Bill 2026

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

Legislative Assembly

Legislative Council

Assent

Introduced by: Jenny Aitchison (ALP); John Graham (ALP)

Links to official parliament websites

Official page: progress through parliament

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.

Topics

land management land use leasing public utilities transport infrastructure urban planning

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.