State Environmental Planning Policy (Transport and Infrastructure) 2021

This section applies to development that is—

on land identified as “coastal wetlands” or “littoral rainforest” on the Coastal Wetlands and Littoral Rainforests Area Map, and

for the following purposes—

above or below ground electricity transmission or distribution lines,

telecommunication facilities that are related to the functioning of an electricity transmission or distribution network.

Development to which this section applies may be carried out by or on behalf of an electricity supply authority or a public authority without development consent if—

the development does not involve the clearing of native vegetation from coastal wetlands or littoral rainforest, and

the electricity supply authority or public authority is satisfied the development—

includes adequate measures to minimise adverse impacts on coastal wetlands or littoral rainforest, and

is not likely to significantly impact the biophysical, hydrological or ecological integrity of coastal wetlands or littoral rainforest, and

is not likely to significantly impact the quantity and quality of surface and ground water flows to and from coastal wetlands, and

the development does not involve earthworks other than earthworks that are ancillary to the following development—

geotechnical testing and sampling that involves a drill hole with a diameter of no more than 120mm,

surveying and the placement of survey marks,

boring or directional drilling that does not disturb the surface of coastal wetlands or littoral rainforest and that involves a drill hole with a diameter of no more than 1,800mm,

replacing an electricity pole with a new pole with a diameter of no more than 1,200mm,

installing supporting posts for a gate on an existing fence,

creating a trench to lay an electricity line to connect 2 connection points that are no more than 100m apart.