New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (INFRASTRUCTURE) 2007 - REG 20

20 General requirements for exempt development

(1) This clause applies to any development that this Policy provides is exempt development.

Note: Clause 20A and other provisions of this Policy identify kinds of development that are exempt development if they meet the requirements of this clause.

(2) To be exempt development, the development:

(a) must meet the relevant deemed-to-satisfy provisions of the Building Code of Australia , or if there are no such relevant provisions, must be structurally adequate, and

(b) must not, if it relates to an existing building:

(i) cause the building to contravene the Building Code of Australia , or

(ii) compromise the fire safety of the building or affect access to any fire exit, and

(c) must be carried out in accordance with all relevant requirements of the Blue Book, and

(d) must not be designated development, and

Note: Designated development is defined in section 77A of the Act as development that is declared to be designated development by an environmental planning instrument or the regulations.

(e) if it is likely to affect a State or local heritage item or a heritage conservation area, must involve no more than minimal impact on the heritage significance of the item or area, and

(f) must be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications, if applicable, and

(g) must not involve the removal or pruning of a tree or other vegetation that requires a permit or development consent for removal or pruning, unless that removal or pruning is undertaken in accordance with a permit or development consent.

Note: A permit for the removal or pruning of a tree or other vegetation may be granted under a local environmental plan. A development consent for the removal of native vegetation may be granted under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 .