An overview of the regulatory planning system in New South Wales: identifying points of intervention for health impact assessment and consideration of health impacts

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doi:10.1071/NB07073A

An overview of the regulatory planning system in New South Wales: identifying points of intervention for health impact assessment and consideration of health impacts

Patrick J. Harris ^A ^B, Ben F. Harris-Roxas ^A, Elizabeth Harris ^A

^A Centre for Health Equity Training, Research & Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales
^B Corresponding author. Email: patrick.harris@unsw.edu.au





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New South Wales Public Health Bulletin 18(10) 188–191 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB07073A
Published online: 26 September 2007

Abstract

The experience of health impact assessment (HIA) in NSW has shown that it is possible to incorporate considerations of health impacts into decision-making concerning urban planning. In NSW, the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 is the regulatory framework governing urban planning. This legislative system provides opportunities for HIA and the consideration of health impacts as part of developing plans, policies and development proposals within NSW.