Where a council voluntarily includes a statement of purpose in a public notice under s 66 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, that statement must be accurate and complete; omission of a material purpose (such as height restrictions) renders the notice misleading and invalid. An earlier notice of a different draft plan cannot cure the deficiency unless expressly referenced. Invalidity of the notice renders the entire plan a nullity incapable of severance under s 32 of the Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW).
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