ASBG's submission is on the NSW Department of Planning and Environment's Remediation of Land State Environment Planning Policy (SEPP) and the Contaminated Land Planning Guidelines.
ASBG considers the draft Remediation of Land SEPP (RL SEPP) to be too much of a jump in tightening and control over the currently well working SEPP 55, which it is to replace. The methodology used for the Category 1 - remeidation works requiring a Development Application is too process and activity based. This is contrary to NSW's Guide Better Regulation which requires the use outcome and risk based approach, which if properly adopted would provide a better level of flexibility, permit innovative solutions, lower costs and better health and environmental outcomes. ASBG provides a number of recommended improvements regarding the table of Category 1 criteria, but is concerned the process has too many flaws. Consequently, formation of a Working Group is recommended.
Category 2 remediation work is too process based, many of such rules are impractical and do not consider the wide variations that occur in remediation work. ASBG provides a table of comments and recommended changes, but many of these are well covered under existing safety and environmental laws and guidelines. Other recommendations cover site auditors, use of terms and its capture of residential lands. Download the submission below.
 Addendum ASBG's Submission on SEPP 55 Review - 2018 | 807 kB |
| ASBG Submission on Review of SEPP 55 2018 | 1069 kB |
