NSW Dept of Planning and Environment

The New South Wales Planning and Environment Commission was constituted by the New South Wales Planning and Environment Commission Act, 1974 (Act No.43, 1974) which also dissolved the State Planning Authority on 18 November 1974. n 1974, the Ministry for Environmental Control was replaced by that of Planning and Environment. The Minister's new portfolio comprised two Commissions: the State Pollution Control Commission (SPCC) and the Planning and Environment Commission. The new Planning and Environment Commission replaced the former State Planning Authority and the Department of the Environment. It was primarily concerned with planning the future environment. "The Act created a governing body of five Commissioners (three full-time and two part-time), and brought the staff of the Commission into the New South Wales Public Service." The Commission assumed office on 18 November 1974. The Commission was concerned with the preparation of new legislation and re-evaluation of the Sydney Region Outline Plan, to cope with increased activity in residential and commercial development and extra responsibilities gained from "the new environmental consciousness." The three major functions of the Commission were planning corporate management, community relations and communications for each of which there was a full-time Commissioner. New legislation was tabled in Parliament in April 1979 and assented to 21 December 1979. The Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 (Act No.203, 1979) established the Department of Environment and Planning, and the provisions of the Act took effect from 1 September 1980. © State of New South Wales through Museums of History NSW

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Preview	Issue Date	Title / Name	Author(s)
	1978	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study Native Vegetation Communities and Their Conservation Value December 1978	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1977	Botany Bay sub-region issues report /	New South Wales Planning and Environment Commission.; NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	Tweed Coast Plan Planning Policies and Draft Plan December 1979	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	Tweed Coast Plan Discussion Paper Social and Economic Study December 1979	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1983	Illawarra region wetlands study /	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1978	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study Coastal Erosion Assessment Technical Paper 78-2 December 1978	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	Amendments to Environmental Planning Legislation December 1979	Planning and Environment Commission
	1978	Technical Bulletin 11 Guidelines for Siting Rural Dwellings in Coastal Areas 1978	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1978	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study An Agricultural Assessment and Soil Description of the Area Technical Paper 78-3 Dec 1978	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	An Agricultural Assessment of Priority Planning Areas on the Lower South Coast Technical Paper 79-5 October 1979	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1983	Illawarra Region Wetlands Study 2nd Edition 1983	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1980	Kosciusko Sub-region Study March 1980	Planning and Environment Commission
	1976	Wilderness in Australia Eastern New South Wales and South Eastern Queensland November 1976	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	Kurnell Peninsula planning study, August 1979	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1975	Duffys Forest - Terrey Hills Alternative Planning Strategies December 1975	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study Environmental Study Draft Final Report January 1979	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1979	Draft Illawarra Regional Plan Illawarra Landscape and Environmental Study Summary Report September 1979	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1978	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study an Overview Draft October 1978	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1978	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study Land Suitability Analysis Progress Report 1 October 1978	NSW Planning and Environment Commission
	1978	Tweed Shire Coastal Planning Study Goals and Objectives October 1978	Planning and Environment Commission