Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979

to promote the social and economic welfare of the community and a better environment by the proper management, development and conservation of the State’s natural and other resources,

to promote the supply, delivery and maintenance of housing, including affordable housing,

to promote productivity through the development and management of the State and its resources,

to protect the environment, including the conservation of threatened species of native animals and plants and ecological communities and their habitats,

to promote resilience to climate change and natural disasters through adaptation, mitigation, preparedness and prevention,

to promote the sustainable management of built and cultural heritage, including Aboriginal cultural heritage,

to promote good design, amenity and the proper construction and maintenance of built environments, including the protection of the health and safety of the occupants of buildings,

to provide opportunities for participation in environmental planning and assessment,

to facilitate ecologically sustainable development by integrating relevant economic, environmental and social considerations in decision-making about environmental planning and assessment,

to promote a proportionate and risk-based approach to environmental planning and assessment,

to promote the orderly and economic use and development of land.