Even Sam Haddad, Director-General of NSW Planning and Infrastructure agrees that there are serious flaws in the bill , but the NSW government still plans to introduce the planning bill in September.
The bill needs to be WITHDRAWN as it is fundamentally flawed and dangerous. Contact Premier O’Farrell: (02) 9228 5239 or email: Office@premier.nsw.gov.au.
Better Planning Network is effectively raising the issues. For more detail: http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/top-official-admits-errors-over-draft-planning-laws-20130812-2rsht.html
Just who the hell are the half dozen or so people responsible for these new planning laws and who is giving them their marching orders? Did someone mention the Urban Task Force and that insult to the position of government architect who is their chief?