[no bill text published] Parliamentary Powers to Disallow the Transit Oriented Development SEPP
Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024
Opposition BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
Assent
Introduced by: Scott Farlow MLC (LIB)
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The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Penny Sharpe ALP
“I speak on behalf of the Government to strongly oppose the Hon. Scott Farlow’s private member’s bill—or the Opposition’s private member’s bill; let us be clear about who owns it—the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024, which was introduced into the Legislative Council in June. The bill is reckless and irresponsible.”
Sue Higginson GRN
“On behalf of The Greens, I speak in debate on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024. Transport oriented development is not a new idea, and working towards greater density around railway and metro infrastructure is clearly a positive ambition.”
Mark Latham IND
“I speak in debate on the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024. The Hon. Scott Farlow is a cruel and heartless individual because the poor old Minns Government only has one policy, which is housing supply, and he wants the Parliament to disallow it. The Government will be left with nothing—a complete and absolute vacuum.”
Rose Jackson ALP
“I join my colleague the Leader of the Government to oppose the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024. Here we are. The mask has slipped, and the true face of the modern Liberal Party has been revealed. The bill brings into sharp relief the choices we face as a city staring into a dark future. That is not hyperbole.”
Rod Roberts IND
“I make a small contribution to this debate to say that I cannot possibly support the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024. I congratulate Minister Scully on his attempts to address the housing crisis. Members will recall that I have been talking about a housing crisis in this Chamber for some time.”
“I make a short, cute and pithy contribution against the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024, because it is one of the most cynical pieces of attempted legislation I have seen in this place. It puts politics over policy.”
Scott Farlow LIB
“Penny Sharpe, Ms Sue Higginson, the Hon. Mark Latham, the Hon. Rose Jackson, the Hon. Rod Roberts and the Hon. Jeremy Buckingham. I will respond to some of the points that were made. In response to the contribution from the Leader of the Government, I note that infrastructure is more than just a train line.”
News articles and press releases
Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Disallowance of Transport Oriented Development SEPP) Bill 2024
The Hon. SCOTT FARLOW — 2024-06-05
The purpose of the bill is to amend the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to enable the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) Amendment (Transport Oriented Development) 2024—the TOD SEPP—to be subject to sections 40 and 41 of the Interpretation Act 1987 and thereby be disallowed by Parliament. The Coalition supports measures, including increasing density along transport corridors, to meet ambitious housing targets, but they must be done right and in consultation with local communities. This has not been the case with the Transport Oriented Development State Environmental Planning Policy, which provided no opportunity for community consultation—