Gary Green, a Partner of our firm has been practicing in
Local Government, Environmental and Planning Law since the inception of the Environmental
Planning & Assessment Act in 1979. He has witnessed and
participated in the Act’s evolution over more than 35 years and is a
pre-eminent specialist in this practice area in New South Wales.
Gary gave a speech entitled “Back to the Future – the Way
Forward on Clause 4.6” at the Planning Institute of Australia
Conference held in Newcastle, New South Wales on 13 and 14 October 2016. He
gave his take on the Land and Environment Court’s changing interpretation
throughout the years of the application of State Environmental Planning Policy
No. 1 and Clause 4.6 variations.
The paper can be found here.