State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

This section applies to land that is part of or adjoining a lawful shooting range if the land is in any of the following land use zones or a land use zone that is equivalent to any of those zones—

RU1 Primary Production,

RU2 Rural Landscape,

RU3 Forestry,

RU4 Primary Production Small Lots,

SP1 Special Activities,

SP2 Infrastructure,

RE1 Public Recreation,

RE2 Private Recreation,

C2 Environmental Conservation,

C3 Environmental Management.

The use of land to which this section applies for the purposes of a range danger area (including the erection of the fencing and signs required by this subsection) is exempt development if—

secure fencing is erected to prevent access to the range danger area and that fencing—

is constructed using post and wire or post and rail (and not of masonry), and

if on bush fire prone land—is constructed of non-combustible material or hardwood, and

if it is electrical fencing—is constructed in accordance with AS/NZS 3014:2003Electrical installations—Electric fences, and

if it is on a flood control lot (within the meaning of State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008)—does not redirect or interrupt the flow of surface or ground water on the lot, and

signage is affixed to that fencing—

so that it is located regularly along the fencing and each sign can be clearly seen from each adjacent sign with a sign also being at each entrance in the fencing, and

each sign contains the words “Firearms range—Danger keep out” (or similar) in font that is clearly legible to a person approaching the fence from outside the range danger area.