New Act sections guide

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 ActUpdated section reference in the Act
Section 1Section 1.1
Section 2Section 1.2
Section 4Sections 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
Section 4BSection 6.2
Section 5Section 1.3
Section 5AASection 1.7
Section 6Section 10.1
Section 7Section 2.1
Section 8Sections 2.5, 2.6
Section 9Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 10Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 11Schedule 2, clause 31
Section 12Schedule 2, clause 32
Section 13Section 2.2
Section 15Section 2.2
Section 17No equivalent
Section 22Section 2.3
Section 23Sections 2.4, 2.28
Section 23ANo equivalent
Section 23BSection 2.7
Section 23CSection 2.11
Section 23DSection 2.9
Section 23ESchedule 2, Part 2
Section 23FSection 8.6
Section 23GSections 2.12, 2.15
Section 23HSection 2.16
Section 23ISection 4.8
Section 23JSection 2.17
Section 23KSection 2.18
Section 23LSection 2.19
Section 23MSection 2.26
Section 23NSection 2.27
Section 23ONo equivalent
Section 24Section 3.13
Section 26Section 3.14
Section 27Section 3.15
Section 28Section 3.16
Section 29Section 3.17
Section 30Section 3.18
Section 31Section 3.19
Section 33ASection 3.20
Section 33BNo equivalent
Section 33CSection 3.23
Section 34Section 3.24
Section 34ASection 3.25
Section 34BSection 3.26
Section 35Section 3.27
Section 36Section 3.28
Section 37Section 3.29
Section 38Section 3.30
Section 53Section 3.31
Section 53ASection 3.31
Section 54Section 3.32
Section 55Section 3.33
Section 56Section 3.34
Section 57Schedule 1, clause 4
Section 58Section 3.35
Section 59Section 3.36
Section 60Section 3.37
Section 72ISection 3.38
Section 72JSection 3.39
Section 72KSection 3.40
Section 73Section 3.21
Section 73ASection 3.22
Section 74No equivalent
Section 74BSection 3.41
Section 74BASection 3.42
Section 74CSection 3.43
Section 74DSection 3.44
Section 74ESection 3.45
Section 74FSection 3.46
Section 75AASection 3.1
Section 75ABSection 3.2
Section 75ACSection 3.3
Section 75ADSection 3.4
Section 75AESection 3.5
Section 75AFSection 3.6
Section 75AGSection 3.7
Section 75AHSchedule 1, clause 2
Section 75AISection 3.8
Section 75AJSection 3.10
Section 75AKSection 3.11
Section 75ALSection 3.12
Section 76Section 4.1
Section 76ASection 4.2
Section 76BSection 4.3
Section 76CSection 4.4
Section 77Section 4.9
Section 77ASection 4.10
Section 78Section 4.11
Section 78ASection 4.12
Section 79Schedule 1, clause 8
Section 79ASchedule 1
Section 79BSection 4.13
Section 79BASection 4.14
Section 79CSection 4.15
Section 80Section 4.16
Section 80ASection 4.17
Section 81Section 4.18
Section 81ASections 4.19, 6.6, 6.7, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14
Section 82Section 8.11
Section 82ASections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5
Section 82BSections 8.2, 8.3, 8.4
Section 82CSection 8.5
Section 82DSection 8.5
Section 83Sections 4.20, 8.13
Section 83ASection 4.21
Section 83BSection 4.22
Section 83CSection 4.23
Section 83DSection 4.24
Section 84Section 4.25
Section 84ASection 4.26
Section 85Section 4.27
Section 85ASection 4.28
Section 86Section 6.6
Section 86ASection 4.29
Section 87Section 4.30
Section 88Section 4.32
Section 89Section 4.33
Section 89ASection 4.34
Section 89BSection 4.35
Section 89CSection 4.36
Section 89DSection 4.37
Section 89ESection 4.38
Section 89FSchedule 1, clause 9
Section 89GSection 4.39
Section 89HSection 4.40
Section 89JSection 4.41
Section 89KSection 4.42
Section 89LSection 4.43
Section 90Section 4.44
Section 90ASection 4.45
Section 91Section 4.46
Section 91ASection 4.47
Section 92Section 4.48
Section 92ASection 4.49
Section 93Section 4.50
Section 93ASection 4.51
Section 93BSection 4.52
Section 93CSection 7.1
Section 93DSection 7.2
Section 93ESection 7.3
Section 93FSection 7.4
Section 93GSection 7.5
Section 93HSection 7.6
Section 93ISection 7.7
Section 93JSection 7.8
Section 93KSection 7.9
Section 93LSection 7.10
Section 94Section 7.11
Section 94ASection 7.12
Section 94BSection 7.13
Section 94CSection 7.14
Section 94CASection 7.15
Section 94DSection 7.16
Section 94ESection 7.17
Section 94EASection 7.18
Section 94EAASection 7.19
Section 94EBSection 7.20
Section 94ECSection 7.21
Section 94EDSection 7.22
Section 94EESection 7.23
Section 94EFSection 7.24
Section 94EGSection 7.25
Section 94EHSection 7.26
Section 94EISection 7.27
Section 94EJSection 7.28
Section 94EKSection 7.29
Section 94ELSection 7.30
Section 94EMSection 7.31
Section 94FSection 7.32
Section 94GSection 7.33
Section 95Section 4.53
Section 95ASections 4.54, 8.22
Section 96Section 4.55
Section 96AASection 4.56
Section 96ABSection 8.9
Section 96ASections 4.57, 8.23
Section 97Sections 8.7, 8.10
Section 97AASection 8.9
Section 97ASection 8.12
Section 97BSection 8.15
Section 98Sections 8.8, 8.10
Section 98ASection 8.21
Section 99Section 8.15
Section 100Section 4.58
Section 101Section 4.59
Section 102Section 4.60
Section 103Section 4.61
Section 104Section 4.62
Section 104ASection 4.63
Section 105Sections 4.64, 8.26
Section 106Section 4.65
Section 107Section 4.66
Section 108Section 4.67
Section 109Section 4.68
Section 109ASection 4.69
Section 109BSection 4.70
Section 109CSections 6.3, 6.4, 6.16
Section 109DSection 6.17
Section 109ESection 6.5
Section 109EANo equivalent
Section 109FSection 6.8
Section 109GSection 6.18
Section 109HSections 6.9, 6.10
Section 109ISection 6.11
Section 109JSection 6.15
Section 109KSections 8.16, 8.17
Section 109LSection 6.31
Section 109MSection 6.9
Section 109NSection 6.9
Section 109OSection 6.29
Section 109PSection 6.30
Section 109QSection 6.33
Section 109RSection 6.28
Section 109ZISection 6.19
Section 109ZKSection 6.20
Section 109ZLSection 6.21
Section 110Section 5.1
Section 110ASection 5.2
Section 110BSection 5.3
Section 110ESection 5.4
Section 111Section 5.5
Section 111ASection 5.6
Section 112Section 5.7
Section 113Section 5.8, Schedule 1, clause 11
Section 114Section 5.9
Section 115Section 5.10
Section 115G-115RAFisheries Management Act 1994, Schedule 1AA
Section 115TSection 5.11
Section 115USection 5.12
Section 115VSection 5.13
Section 115WSection 5.14
Section 115XSection 5.15
Section 115YSection 5.16
Section 115ZSection 5.17 and Schedule 1, clause 12
Section 115ZASection 5.18
Section 115ZBSection 5.19
Section 115ZDSection 5.20
Section 115ZESection 5.21
Section 115ZFSection 5.22
Section 115ZGSection 5.23
Section 115ZHSection 5.24
Section 115ZISection 5.25
Section 115ZJSection 5.26
Section 115ZKSection 5.27
Section 115ZLSection 5.28
Section 115ZMSection 5.29
Section 117Section 9.1
Section 117ASection 9.2
Section 117BSection 9.3
Section 117BASection 9.4
Section 117CSection 9.5
Section 118Section 9.6
Section 118ABSection 9.7
Section 118ACSection 9.8
Section 118ADSections 2.16, 9.9
Section 118AESections 2.16, 9.10
Section 118AFSection 9.11
Section 118AGSection 9.12
Section 119ASection 9.13
Section 119BSection 9.14
Section 119CSection 9.15
Section 119DSection 9.16
Section 119ESection 9.17
Section 119FSection 9.18
Section 119GSection 9.19
Section 119HSection 9.20
Section 119ISection 9.21
Section 119JSection 9.22
Section 119KSection 9.23
Section 119LSection 9.24
Section 119MSection 9.25
Section 119NSection 9.26
Section 119OSection 9.27
Section 119PSection 9.28
Section 119QSection 9.29
Section 119RSection 9.30
Section 119SSection 9.31
Section 119TSection 9.32
Section 119USection 9.33
Section 121Section 10.2
Section 121A-121ZSSections 9.3–9.37 and Schedule 5
Section 121ANo equivalent
Section 121BSections 9.34, 9.35, 9.36 and Schedule 5, Parts 1-3
Section 121CSection 9.35
Section 121CASchedule 5, clause 37
Section 121DSchedule 5, clause 6
Section 121ESchedule 5, clause 7
Section 121FNo equivalent
Section 121GSchedule 5, clause 2
Section 121HSchedule 5, clauses 8 and 9
Section 121ISchedule 5, clause 13
Section 121JSchedule 5, clause 14
Section 121KSchedule 5, clause 15
Section 121LSchedule 5, clause 5
Section 121MSchedule 5, clause 27
Section 121NSchedule 5, clause 4
Section 121OSchedule 5, clause 29
Section 121PSchedule 5, clause 1
Section 121QSchedule 5, clause 30
Section 121RSchedule 5, clause 1
Section 121SSchedule 5, clause 3
Section 121TSchedule 5, clause 38
Section 121USchedule 5, clause 4
Section 121VSchedule 5, clause 39
Section 121WSchedule 5, clause 40
Section 121XSchedule 5, clause 11
Section 121YSchedule 5, clause 26
Section 121ZSchedule 5, clause 31
Section 121ZASchedule 5, clause 32
Section 121ZBSchedule 5, clause 10
Section 121ZCSchedule 5, clause 16
Section 121ZDSchedule 5, clause 17
Section 121ZESchedule 5, clause 12
Section 121ZFSchedule 5, clause 22
Section 121ZGSchedule 5, clause 23
Section 121ZHSchedule 5, clause 24
Section 121ZISchedule 5, clause 25
Section 121ZJSchedule 5, clauses 33 and 34
Section 121ZKSection 8.18
Section 121ZKASection 8.24
Section 121ZLSection 8.19
Section 121ZMNo equivalent
Section 121ZNSection 8.20
Section 121ZONo equivalent
Section 121ZPNo equivalent
Section 121ZQSchedule 5, clause 28
Section 121ZRSchedule 5, clauses 18, 19, 20 and 21
Section 121ZSSchedule 5, clause 35
Section 122ASection 9.38
Section 122BSection 9.39
Section 122CSection 9.40
Section 122DSection 9.41
Section 122ESection 9.42
Section 122FSection 9.43
Section 122Section 9.44
Section 123Section 9.45
Section 124Section 9.46
Section 124AASection 9.47
Section 124ABSection 9.48
Section 124ASection 9.49
Section 125Sections 9.37, 9.50
Section 125ASection 9.52
Section 125BSection 9.53
Section 125CSection 9.54
Section 125DSection 9.55
Section 126Section 9.56
Section 127Section 9.57
Section 127ASection 9.58
Section 128Section 7.34
Section 129Section 7.35
Section 130Section 7.36
Section 131Section 7.37
Section 132Section 7.38
Section 133Section 7.39
Section 134Section 7.40
Section 135Section 7.41
Section 136Section 7.43
Section 137Section 7.44
Section 138Section 7.45
Section 139Section 7.46
Section 143Section 7.42
Section 144No equivalent
Section 145ASchedule 6, clause1
Section 145BSchedule 6, clause2
Section 145CSchedule 6, clause3
Section 146Section 10.3
Section 146ASection 6.34
Section 147Section 10.4
Section 148Section 10.5
Section 148BSection 10.6
Section 149Sections 10.7
Section 149ASection 6.26
Section 149BSections 6.22, 6.23
Section 149CSection 6.26
Section 149DSections 6.24, 6.25, 6.26
Section 149ESection 6.25
Section 149FSection 8.25
Section 149GSection 6.26
Section 150Section 10.8
Section 151Section 10.9
Section 152Section 10.10
Section 153Section 10.11
Section 153ASection 2.29
Section 154Section 10.12
Section 157Section 10.13
Section 158Section 2.28
Section 158ASection 10.14
Section 158BSection 2.25
Section 158CSection 2.25 and Schedule 3, clause 1
Section 158DSchedule 3, clause 2
Section 158ESchedule 3, clause 3
Section 159Section 10.15