State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

Development for the purposes of temporary housing that is carried out by or on behalf of a relevant authority or social housing provider is exempt development if—

the development meets the general requirements for temporary housing, and

the dwelling—

is in a class 1a building within the meaning of the Building Code of Australia, and

is not occupied by more than a single household at a time, and

is not used for temporary housing after the day that is 5 years from the occupation date, and

is not in a hospital, and

was not, before the development is carried out, residential accommodation used as supportive accommodation within the meaning of section 34, and

was not, before the development is carried out, accommodation ancillary to an educational establishment or place of public worship.

Despite subsection (1), development for the purposes of temporary housing that is carried out by or on behalf of a relevant authority or social housing provider is not exempt development if the dwelling is—

accommodation in a hospital, or

accommodation ancillary to—

educational establishments, or

places of public worship.