New Act sections guide

Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

In this section

The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act) was updated in 2018 and is now easier to navigate and understand. It has 10 principal parts and decimal numbering for all provisions (legal conditions). We have moved some detailed provisions to schedules and the regulations where appropriate.

The Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 new references (PDF, 343 KB) table lists the former section numbers and the corresponding sections after the EP&A Act was updated. It includes the sections planning practitioners use most frequently.

While we encourage stakeholders to update their forms and templates whenever the sections of an Act are renumbered, the regulations provide that a reference to an old section is a reference to a new one. This means that you can continue to use forms and templates with old section numbers.

Amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 new references

Previous section of the Act	Updated section reference in the Act
Section 1	Section 1.1
Section 2	Section 1.2
Section 4	Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Section 4B	Section 6.2
Section 5	Section 1.3
Section 5AA	Section 1.7
Section 6	Section 10.1
Section 7	Section 2.1
Section 8	Sections 2.5, 2.6
Section 9	Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 10	Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 11	Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 12	Schedule 2, clause 32
Section 13	Section 2.2
Section 15	Section 2.2
Section 17	No equivalent
Section 22	Section 2.3
Section 23	Sections 2.4, 2.28
Section 23A	No equivalent
Section 23B	Section 2.7
Section 23C	Section 2.11
Section 23D	Section 2.9
Section 23E	Schedule 2, Part 2
Section 23F	Section 8.6
Section 23G	Sections 2.12, 2.15
Section 23H	Section 2.16
Section 23I	Section 4.8
Section 23J	Section 2.17
Section 23K	Section 2.18
Section 23L	Section 2.19
Section 23M	Section 2.26
Section 23N	Section 2.27
Section 23O	No equivalent
Section 24	Section 3.13
Section 26	Section 3.14
Section 27	Section 3.15
Section 28	Section 3.16
Section 29	Section 3.17
Section 30	Section 3.18
Section 31	Section 3.19
Section 33A	Section 3.20
Section 33B	No equivalent
Section 33C	Section 3.23
Section 34	Section 3.24
Section 34A	Section 3.25
Section 34B	Section 3.26
Section 35	Section 3.27
Section 36	Section 3.28
Section 37	Section 3.29
Section 38	Section 3.30
Section 53	Section 3.31
Section 53A	Section 3.31
Section 54	Section 3.32
Section 55	Section 3.33
Section 56	Section 3.34
Section 57	Schedule 1, clause 4
Section 58	Section 3.35
Section 59	Section 3.36
Section 60	Section 3.37
Section 72I	Section 3.38
Section 72J	Section 3.39
Section 72K	Section 3.40
Section 73	Section 3.21
Section 73A	Section 3.22
Section 74	No equivalent
Section 74B	Section 3.41
Section 74BA	Section 3.42
Section 74C	Section 3.43
Section 74D	Section 3.44
Section 74E	Section 3.45
Section 74F	Section 3.46
Section 75AA	Section 3.1
Section 75AB	Section 3.2
Section 75AC	Section 3.3
Section 75AD	Section 3.4
Section 75AE	Section 3.5
Section 75AF	Section 3.6
Section 75AG	Section 3.7
Section 75AH	Schedule 1, clause 2
Section 75AI	Section 3.8
Section 75AJ	Section 3.10
Section 75AK	Section 3.11
Section 75AL	Section 3.12
Section 76	Section 4.1
Section 76A	Section 4.2
Section 76B	Section 4.3
Section 76C	Section 4.4
Section 77	Section 4.9
Section 77A	Section 4.10
Section 78	Section 4.11
Section 78A	Section 4.12
Section 79	Schedule 1, clause 8
Section 79A	Schedule 1
Section 79B	Section 4.13
Section 79BA	Section 4.14
Section 79C	Section 4.15
Section 80	Section 4.16
Section 80A	Section 4.17
Section 81	Section 4.18
Section 81A	Sections 4.19, 6.6, 6.7, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14
Section 82	Section 8.11
Section 82A	Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
Section 82B	Sections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Section 82C	Section 8.5
Section 82D	Section 8.5
Section 83	Sections 4.20, 8.13
Section 83A	Section 4.21
Section 83B	Section 4.22
Section 83C	Section 4.23
Section 83D	Section 4.24
Section 84	Section 4.25
Section 84A	Section 4.26
Section 85	Section 4.27
Section 85A	Section 4.28
Section 86	Section 6.6
Section 86A	Section 4.29
Section 87	Section 4.30
Section 88	Section 4.32
Section 89	Section 4.33
Section 89A	Section 4.34
Section 89B	Section 4.35
Section 89C	Section 4.36
Section 89D	Section 4.37
Section 89E	Section 4.38
Section 89F	Schedule 1, clause 9
Section 89G	Section 4.39
Section 89H	Section 4.40
Section 89J	Section 4.41
Section 89K	Section 4.42
Section 89L	Section 4.43
Section 90	Section 4.44
Section 90A	Section 4.45
Section 91	Section 4.46
Section 91A	Section 4.47
Section 92	Section 4.48
Section 92A	Section 4.49
Section 93	Section 4.50
Section 93A	Section 4.51
Section 93B	Section 4.52
Section 93C	Section 7.1
Section 93D	Section 7.2
Section 93E	Section 7.3
Section 93F	Section 7.4
Section 93G	Section 7.5
Section 93H	Section 7.6
Section 93I	Section 7.7
Section 93J	Section 7.8
Section 93K	Section 7.9
Section 93L	Section 7.10
Section 94	Section 7.11
Section 94A	Section 7.12
Section 94B	Section 7.13
Section 94C	Section 7.14
Section 94CA	Section 7.15
Section 94D	Section 7.16
Section 94E	Section 7.17
Section 94EA	Section 7.18
Section 94EAA	Section 7.19
Section 94EB	Section 7.20
Section 94EC	Section 7.21
Section 94ED	Section 7.22
Section 94EE	Section 7.23
Section 94EF	Section 7.24
Section 94EG	Section 7.25
Section 94EH	Section 7.26
Section 94EI	Section 7.27
Section 94EJ	Section 7.28
Section 94EK	Section 7.29
Section 94EL	Section 7.30
Section 94EM	Section 7.31
Section 94F	Section 7.32
Section 94G	Section 7.33
Section 95	Section 4.53
Section 95A	Sections 4.54, 8.22
Section 96	Section 4.55
Section 96AA	Section 4.56
Section 96AB	Section 8.9
Section 96A	Sections 4.57, 8.23
Section 97	Sections 8.7, 8.10
Section 97AA	Section 8.9
Section 97A	Section 8.12
Section 97B	Section 8.15
Section 98	Sections 8.8, 8.10
Section 98A	Section 8.21
Section 99	Section 8.15
Section 100	Section 4.58
Section 101	Section 4.59
Section 102	Section 4.60
Section 103	Section 4.61
Section 104	Section 4.62
Section 104A	Section 4.63
Section 105	Sections 4.64, 8.26
Section 106	Section 4.65
Section 107	Section 4.66
Section 108	Section 4.67
Section 109	Section 4.68
Section 109A	Section 4.69
Section 109B	Section 4.70
Section 109C	Sections 6.3, 6.4, 6.16
Section 109D	Section 6.17
Section 109E	Section 6.5
Section 109EA	No equivalent
Section 109F	Section 6.8
Section 109G	Section 6.18
Section 109H	Sections 6.9, 6.10
Section 109I	Section 6.11
Section 109J	Section 6.15
Section 109K	Sections 8.16, 8.17
Section 109L	Section 6.31
Section 109M	Section 6.9
Section 109N	Section 6.9
Section 109O	Section 6.29
Section 109P	Section 6.30
Section 109Q	Section 6.33
Section 109R	Section 6.28
Section 109ZI	Section 6.19
Section 109ZK	Section 6.20
Section 109ZL	Section 6.21
Section 110	Section 5.1
Section 110A	Section 5.2
Section 110B	Section 5.3
Section 110E	Section 5.4
Section 111	Section 5.5
Section 111A	Section 5.6
Section 112	Section 5.7
Section 113	Section 5.8, Schedule 1, clause 11
Section 114	Section 5.9
Section 115	Section 5.10
Section 115G-115RA	Fisheries Management Act 1994, Schedule 1AA
Section 115T	Section 5.11
Section 115U	Section 5.12
Section 115V	Section 5.13
Section 115W	Section 5.14
Section 115X	Section 5.15
Section 115Y	Section 5.16
Section 115Z	Section 5.17 and Schedule 1, clause 12
Section 115ZA	Section 5.18
Section 115ZB	Section 5.19
Section 115ZD	Section 5.20
Section 115ZE	Section 5.21
Section 115ZF	Section 5.22
Section 115ZG	Section 5.23
Section 115ZH	Section 5.24
Section 115ZI	Section 5.25
Section 115ZJ	Section 5.26
Section 115ZK	Section 5.27
Section 115ZL	Section 5.28
Section 115ZM	Section 5.29
Section 117	Section 9.1
Section 117A	Section 9.2
Section 117B	Section 9.3
Section 117BA	Section 9.4
Section 117C	Section 9.5
Section 118	Section 9.6
Section 118AB	Section 9.7
Section 118AC	Section 9.8
Section 118AD	Sections 2.16, 9.9
Section 118AE	Sections 2.16, 9.10
Section 118AF	Section 9.11
Section 118AG	Section 9.12
Section 119A	Section 9.13
Section 119B	Section 9.14
Section 119C	Section 9.15
Section 119D	Section 9.16
Section 119E	Section 9.17
Section 119F	Section 9.18
Section 119G	Section 9.19
Section 119H	Section 9.20
Section 119I	Section 9.21
Section 119J	Section 9.22
Section 119K	Section 9.23
Section 119L	Section 9.24
Section 119M	Section 9.25
Section 119N	Section 9.26
Section 119O	Section 9.27
Section 119P	Section 9.28
Section 119Q	Section 9.29
Section 119R	Section 9.30
Section 119S	Section 9.31
Section 119T	Section 9.32
Section 119U	Section 9.33
Section 121	Section 10.2
Section 121A-121ZS	Sections 9.3–9.37 and Schedule 5
Section 121A	No equivalent
Section 121B	Sections 9.34, 9.35, 9.36 and Schedule 5, Parts 1-3
Section 121C	Section 9.35
Section 121CA	Schedule 5, clause 37
Section 121D	Schedule 5, clause 6
Section 121E	Schedule 5, clause 7
Section 121F	No equivalent
Section 121G	Schedule 5, clause 2
Section 121H	Schedule 5, clauses 8 and 9
Section 121I	Schedule 5, clause 13
Section 121J	Schedule 5, clause 14
Section 121K	Schedule 5, clause 15
Section 121L	Schedule 5, clause 5
Section 121M	Schedule 5, clause 27
Section 121N	Schedule 5, clause 4
Section 121O	Schedule 5, clause 29
Section 121P	Schedule 5, clause 1
Section 121Q	Schedule 5, clause 30
Section 121R	Schedule 5, clause 1
Section 121S	Schedule 5, clause 3
Section 121T	Schedule 5, clause 38
Section 121U	Schedule 5, clause 4
Section 121V	Schedule 5, clause 39
Section 121W	Schedule 5, clause 40
Section 121X	Schedule 5, clause 11
Section 121Y	Schedule 5, clause 26
Section 121Z	Schedule 5, clause 31
Section 121ZA	Schedule 5, clause 32
Section 121ZB	Schedule 5, clause 10
Section 121ZC	Schedule 5, clause 16
Section 121ZD	Schedule 5, clause 17
Section 121ZE	Schedule 5, clause 12
Section 121ZF	Schedule 5, clause 22
Section 121ZG	Schedule 5, clause 23
Section 121ZH	Schedule 5, clause 24
Section 121ZI	Schedule 5, clause 25
Section 121ZJ	Schedule 5, clauses 33 and 34
Section 121ZK	Section 8.18
Section 121ZKA	Section 8.24
Section 121ZL	Section 8.19
Section 121ZM	No equivalent
Section 121ZN	Section 8.20
Section 121ZO	No equivalent
Section 121ZP	No equivalent
Section 121ZQ	Schedule 5, clause 28
Section 121ZR	Schedule 5, clauses 18, 19, 20 and 21
Section 121ZS	Schedule 5, clause 35
Section 122A	Section 9.38
Section 122B	Section 9.39
Section 122C	Section 9.40
Section 122D	Section 9.41
Section 122E	Section 9.42
Section 122F	Section 9.43
Section 122	Section 9.44
Section 123	Section 9.45
Section 124	Section 9.46
Section 124AA	Section 9.47
Section 124AB	Section 9.48
Section 124A	Section 9.49
Section 125	Sections 9.37, 9.50
Section 125A	Section 9.52
Section 125B	Section 9.53
Section 125C	Section 9.54
Section 125D	Section 9.55
Section 126	Section 9.56
Section 127	Section 9.57
Section 127A	Section 9.58
Section 128	Section 7.34
Section 129	Section 7.35
Section 130	Section 7.36
Section 131	Section 7.37
Section 132	Section 7.38
Section 133	Section 7.39
Section 134	Section 7.40
Section 135	Section 7.41
Section 136	Section 7.43
Section 137	Section 7.44
Section 138	Section 7.45
Section 139	Section 7.46
Section 143	Section 7.42
Section 144	No equivalent
Section 145A	Schedule 6, clause1
Section 145B	Schedule 6, clause2
Section 145C	Schedule 6, clause3
Section 146	Section 10.3
Section 146A	Section 6.34
Section 147	Section 10.4
Section 148	Section 10.5
Section 148B	Section 10.6
Section 149	Sections 10.7
Section 149A	Section 6.26
Section 149B	Sections 6.22, 6.23
Section 149C	Section 6.26
Section 149D	Sections 6.24, 6.25, 6.26
Section 149E	Section 6.25
Section 149F	Section 8.25
Section 149G	Section 6.26
Section 150	Section 10.8
Section 151	Section 10.9
Section 152	Section 10.10
Section 153	Section 10.11
Section 153A	Section 2.29
Section 154	Section 10.12
Section 157	Section 10.13
Section 158	Section 2.28
Section 158A	Section 10.14
Section 158B	Section 2.25
Section 158C	Section 2.25 and Schedule 3, clause 1
Section 158D	Schedule 3, clause 2
Section 158E	Schedule 3, clause 3
Section 159	Section 10.15