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What happens in the case of a non-minor amendments from 1 July?

When a council approves an amendment request as non-minor, this updates the lodgement date to the date the amendment request was submitted. If the application lodgement date is after 1 July 2026, the new DCA framework applies and the application will need to be sent to the DCA for consideration. 

The system will auto-cancel any existing CNR cases when an amendment request is approved as non-minor. The council will need to re-enter the CNR request through the workflow in the Portal, if a referral is required. 

Applicants will be advised that they can request a refund via the DCA, if applicable.
 

I am an applicant and I am unsure whether my application should be referred. What do I do?

Some applicants, such as developers or homebuilders, may know that their application will need to be referred to a specific agency. Selecting this information can help support councils during the assessment process. 

If you are unsure, select ‘Unsure’, and the council will enter this information for you when assessing your application.

At what point during the assessment of a development or modification application can I invite the DCA for a referral check?

Council can request a DCA referral check either before an application has been lodged, or after the application has been lodged and the application is under assessment. 

How can I contact the Development Coordination Authority?

You can contact the Development Coordination Authority (DCA) on email [email protected] or phone (02) 9228 2820. 

Will the changes to the workflow in the Online DA and State DA services impact the APIs?

There will be impacts to the Online DA v2, Online State DA and Common inbound APIs. 
You can access the relevant API release notes below which outline the impacted operations, attributes and any actions:

•    Online Development application service v2 and Common inbound API
•    State Development application service API v2
 

Temporary backward compatibility support will be provided from 1 July 2026 to assist with the transition. This will allow existing council integrations and development application service lodgement processing to continue operating. 
We will be removing the backward compatibility in 2027 and will provide a further update once available. To stay informed we encourage you to subscribe to our API communications mailing list.   

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