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New regulation sections guide

The updated regulation is easier to navigate and understand with the NSW Planning Portal regulation sections guide tool.

New EP&A Regulation 2021 Sections Guide

The new Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021 (EP&A Regulation 2021) has restructured the provisions to make them easier to navigate.

The table below lists the clauses of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2000 (2000 Regulation) and the corresponding sections in the EP&A Regulation 2021. Provisions are now referred to as ‘sections’ in the EP&A Regulation 2021, whereas reference to provisions in the 2000 Regulation remain as ‘clauses’. You can also view the changes in the Sections Guide for the EP&A Regulation 2021.

Clauses in the 2000 Regulation related to building certification, subdivision, and fire safety provisions have been transferred to the Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.

Where “N/A” appears in the second column, this may be because of policy changes that mean the clause is no longer required, the provision may have been superseded by new provisions, or it has no direct equivalent because of restructuring and drafting changes.

Stakeholders are encouraged to update their forms and templates to reflect the new numbering.

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2000 Reg clause or part New section or part
Part 1 Part 1
3 3
Sch 7
3A 3
3B 3
4 7
7 4
8 N/A
10 8
10A 9
11 10
12 11
Part 3 Part 2, Division 2
16 12
18 13
20 N/A
21 14
21A 15
22 16
22A 17
24 21
25 18
25AA 19
25AB  20
25AC N/A
Part 4 Part 9
25A 202
25B  203
25C 203
25D 204
25E 205
25F 206
25G 206
25H 206
25I 207
25J 208
25K 209
25L 210
26 211
27 212
28 213
30 N/A
31 214
33A 216
34 217
35 218
36 219
37 220
38 220
Part 5 Part 7
39 162
40 N/A
41 163
42 164
43 165
44 166
45 167
46 167
Part 6 Parts 3-5
47 22
48 255
49 23
50 6
24
27
29
31
50A 30
50B 24
50C 31
51 36
254
52 40
253
54 36
55 37
38
55AA 37
38
55A 37
38
56 32
56A 293
56B 293
58 49
59 50
51
60 52
61 50
62 53
63 54
64 55
65 41
66 42
67 43
68 44
69 42
70 45
70AA  46
70AB 47
70AC 48
70A 33
70B 33
77 56
78 58
81 60
82 59
86 N/A
90 57
92 61
92A 61
93 62
94 64
94A 63
95 76
96 77
96A 78
97 67
68
97A 75
98 69
98A 70
98B 71
98C 72
98D  73
98E 74
98F 81
100 Part 4, Div.3
101 Part 4, Div.3
102 Part 4, Div.3
103 57
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
103A 58
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
104 59
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
105 Part 4, Div.3
106 Part 4, Div.4
107 N/A
109 Part 4, Div.4
110 Part 4, Div.4
111 Part 4, Div.4
112 Part 4, Div.4
113 Part 4, Div.4
113A 245
113B Part 4, Div.4
114 116
115 Part 5, Div. 1
115AA Part 5, Div. 1
115A 99
117 Part 5, Div. 2
118 Part 5, Div. 2
119 Part 5, Div. 2
119A 103
119B 114
120 109
121 N/A
121A 104
121B 113
122 118
122A 119
122B 119
123 117
123B N/A
123BA 275
123C 276
123E 277
123F 277
123G Part 12
123H Part 12
123I Part 12
124 97
124AA 96
124A 79
124B 79
124C 79
124D 79
124E 278
124F 279
124G 280
124H 275
124I 277
124J 277
124K 291
Part 7 Part 6
125 N/A
126 6
120
129
127 132
128 127
129 126
129A 131
129AA 138
129AB 138
129B 139
129C 140
129D 135
129E  159
130AA 133
130AB 134
130 137
141
130A 160
131 142
132 143
133 144
134 136
135 57
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
135A 58
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
136 59
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
136A 146
136AA 147
136AB 148
136B 149
136C 150
136D 151
136E 152
136H 153
136I 154
136J 155
136K 156
136L 156
136M 157
136N 158
137 161
Part 8 Parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
138 4
5
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
138A 6
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
139 7
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
139A 11
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
140 12
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
142 13
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
142A 119
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
143 14
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
143A 15
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
143B 16
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
143C 17
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
144 25 – 29
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
144A 18
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
145 19
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
146 20
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
146A 21
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
146B 22
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
147 23
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148 24
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148A 30
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148B 31
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148C 32
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148E 33
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148F 34
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148G 34
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148H 35
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148I 36
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
148J 119
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
149 37
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
149A 38
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
151 39
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
151A 119
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
152 50
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
152A 51
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
152B 40
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
153 41
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154 42
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154A 43
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154B 44
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154C 45
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154D 47
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154E 48
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
154F 46
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
155 49
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
156 52
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
156A 53
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
157 54
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
158 55
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
160 56
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
160B 119
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
161 73
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
161A 66
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
161B 67
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162 68
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162AA 69
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162A 61
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162AB 62
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162B 63
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162C 64
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
162D 60
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
163 65
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
164 118
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
164A 71
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
164B 74
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
164C N/A
Part 9 Parts 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
165 Sch 3
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
166 79
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
167 N/A
168 78
79
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
168B N/A
169 80
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
170 83
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
171 84
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
172 85
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
173 83
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
174 86
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
175 88
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
176 88
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
177 89
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
178 90
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
179 90
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
180 91
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
181 92
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
182 81
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
183 108
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
184 108
109
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
185 109
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186 108
109
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186A 95
96
97
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186AA 98
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186B 99
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186C 100
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186D 101
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186E 102
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186F N/A
186G N/A
186H N/A
186I N/A
186J N/A
186K N/A
186L N/A
186M N/A
186N N/A
186O N/A
186P N/A
186Q N/A
186R N/A
186S 103
104
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186T 105
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
186U 106
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
187 115
116
117
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
188 111
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
189 112
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
190 N/A
190A 113
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
190B 114
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
Part 10 Part 8, Division 4
191 N/A
192 179
193 181
193A 184
193B 182
193C 191
194 183
195 185
196 186
196A 180
196B 180
197 187
198 188
Part 12 Part 18
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
224 19, 20
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
225 N/A
Part 13 261
226 294 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
121 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
227 N/A
Part 13A Part 9
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
227A 75
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
Part 14 Part 8
227AA 169
228 170
171
233 194
243 196
244A N/A
244B N/A
244D 197
198
244E 198
244F 198
199
200
244I N/A
244J 197
198
244K 198
244L 201
244M 197
198
244N 201
244O 201
244P N/A
Part 15 Part 13 and Sch 4
245A N/A
245B N/A
245C N/A
245D N/A
245E N/A
245F N/A
245G N/A
245H N/A
245I N/A
245J N/A
245K N/A
245L N/A
245M N/A
245N N/A
246 N/A
246A 250
246B Sch 4, Part 2, item 2.1
247 Sch 4, Part 2, item 2.3
248 Sch 4, Part 3, item 3.4 and Part 4, item 4.8
249 Sch 4, Part 2, items 2.4, 2.5, and 2.6
250 Sch 4, Part 2, item 2.7
251 Sch 4, Part 3, item 3.3
252 254
Sch 4, Part 3, items 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8
252A 253
Sch 4, Part 3, item 3.2
253 253
Sch 4, Part 3, item 3.1
254 256
255 251
256 256
256A 266
256B 258
256BA 259
256C 249
256D 256
256E 256
256F Sch 4, Part 5, item 5.1
256G Sch 4, Part 5, item 5.2
256H Sch 4, Part 5, item 5.3
256I Sch 4, Part 5, items 5.4, 5.5, 5.6
256J 257
Sch 4, Part 6, item 6.2
256K 265
Sch 4, Part 6, item 6.3
256KA 261
256L 249
267
256M Sch 4, Part 6, items 6.4, 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7
256N 263
Sch 4, Part 9, item 9.10
256O 264
Sch 4, Part 6, Item 6.1
256P 251
257 Sch 4, Part 7, items 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3
257A Sch 4, Part 7, item 7.4
258 254
Sch 4, Part 4
258A Sch 4, Part 7, item 7.5
259 290
Sch 4, Part 9, item 9.7
260 N/A
261 N/A
262 268
Sch 4, Part 9, item 9.9
262A 269
Sch 4, Part 8
262B 72
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
262C 269
Sch 4, Part 8
263 252
260
262
Sch 4, Part 9, item 9.3
Sch 4, Part 9, items 9.3 and 9.4
263A 292
Part 16 Part 11
264 240
265 241
266 242
267 243
267A 70
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
268 240
241
242
243
Part 16A Part 9
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
268A 76
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
Part 16C Part 10
268Y 223
268YA 223
268Z 224
268ZA 225
268ZB 226
268ZC 227
268ZD 228
268ZE 229
268ZF 230
268ZG 231
268ZH 232
268ZI 230
268ZJ 233
268ZK 234
268ZL 235
268ZM 236
268ZN 237
268ZO 238
268ZP 239
Part 17 Part 15, Sch 1 and Sch 5
269 221
270 66
270A 66
271 66
272 Part 14
273 Part 14
273A Part 14
273B N/A
274 35
275 35
275A 35
275B 35
275C 35
275D 35
275E 35
276 34
277 Sch 1
278 222
279 290
280 289
281 289
281A 281
281B 283
281C 284
282 297
283A Sch 5
284 Sch 5 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
Sch 1 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
285 282
285A 295
285B 296
286 N/A
286A N/A
286AA N/A
286B N/A
286D N/A
287 N/A
288 65
288A N/A
289 N/A
289A N/A
290 N/A
291 N/A
291A N/A
291B N/A
291C N/A
293 248
294 298
295 285 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
122 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021
296 Sch 6
297 N/A
298 Sch 6
298 Sch 6
299 Sch 8
Sch 1 N/A
Part 1 Part 3
1 25
26
28
2 24
2A 27
2B 27
Part 2 Part 6
4 121-124 and 128-131
4A 131
4B 129
Part 3 Transferred to Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
6 8
9
10
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
6A 10
 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
Part 3A Transferred to Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
6AB 30
Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
7 5 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
8 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
Sch 2 Part 8
Part 1 N/A
Part 2 Part 8, Division 2
2 172
3 173-178, 191
4 174
Part 3 Part 8, Division 5
5 Part 8, Division 5
6 190
7 192
193
8 N/A
9 N/A
10 N/A
Sch 3 Sch 3
Sch 3A 72
Sch 4 Sch 2
Sch 5 Sch 5 Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021
Sch 1 Environmental Planning and Assessment (Development Certification and Fire Safety) Regulation 2021.
Sch 6 Transferred to Environmental Planning and Assessment (Savings, Transitional and Other Provisions) Regulation 2017
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