{"id":9332,"date":"2020-11-25T07:28:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T07:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2020-11-25T07:28:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T07:28:27","slug":"red-tape-slashed-to-boost-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/25\/red-tape-slashed-to-boost-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"RED TAPE SLASHED TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than 170 planning rules, policies and guidelines have been ripped up to simplify the planning system, speed up assessments and boost productivity as part of the NSW Government\u2019s agenda to reform the system.<br \/>\nMinister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said repealing the 156 planning circulars, 16 referral requirements and two ministerial directions will make the system more efficient without compromising standards.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are bonfiring a lot of our regulations which will make the planning system easier to navigate,\u201d Mr Stokes said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe removal of redundant or duplicated policies, guidelines and rules will also reduce backlogs and bottlenecks and cut costs for applications.<br \/>\n\u201cOver the next three years, we aim to slash the number of cases we refer to other government departments by 25 per cent to reduce assessment times and simplify the planning system.\u201d<br \/>\nPlanning rules, guidelines and policies removed from the system include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>156 out of 203 (77 per cent) planning circulars spanning more than 15 years that are redundant, outdated or superseded;<\/li>\n<li>16 planning referral requirements;<\/li>\n<li>Two ministerial directions relating to the defunct strategic plan for Greater Sydney and home occupations that have been superceded or made redundant by newer plans and policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr Stokes said the NSW Government\u2019s Planning Reform Action Plan is a clear message that NSW is open for business and a great place to invest.<br \/>\n\u201cThe planning system is a vital economic lever to boost productivity and help drive the nation\u2019s economic recovery,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cWe have\u00a0 $570 million allocated over the next four years to create a more timely, certain and transparent planning system as part of our sweeping reforms.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 170 planning rules, policies and guidelines have been ripped up to simplify the planning system, speed up assessments and boost productivity as part of the NSW Government\u2019s agenda to reform the system. Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said repealing the 156 planning circulars, 16 referral requirements and two ministerial directions &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/25\/red-tape-slashed-to-boost-productivity\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;RED TAPE SLASHED TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}