New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 1.15

1.15 What development is exempt development?

(1) Development that is specified in an exempt development code that meets the standards specified for that development and that complies with the requirements of this Division for exempt development is exempt development for the purposes of this Policy.

(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), development that is specified includes any specified limitations as to the land on which that development may be carried out.

Note : Under section 4.1 of the Act, exempt development may be carried out without the need for development consent under Part 4 of the Act or for assessment under Part 5 of the Act.
The section states that exempt development--

(a) must be of minimal environmental impact, and

(b) cannot be carried out in critical habitat of an endangered species, population or ecological community (identified under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 or the Fisheries Management Act 1994 ), and

(c) cannot be carried out in a wilderness area (identified under the Wilderness Act 1987 ).