Gain practical insight into the amended Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, including key provisions commencing from March and April 2026 and those still to come. Walk away with a clear understanding of how the changes affect day‑to‑day decision‑making and compliance.
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
1.00pm to 2.00pm The New EP&A Act in Practice
• Operation of the amended EP&A Act in plan making and development assessment
• Practical impact of commenced and upcoming amendments from March–April 2026
• Implications for consent authority powers, compliance and legal risk
Presented by Mark Bonanno, Senior Lawyer, Canterbury-Bankstown Council and Bianca Collingwood, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Chair:
Marc Jaku, Legal Practitioner Director, Jaku Legal; Doyle's Guide Leading Town Planning & Development Lawyers - New South Wales, 2018 – 2026
Presenters
Mark Bonanno, Senior Lawyer, Canterbury-Bankstown CouncilMark Bonanno is an Accredited Specialist in Property Law who has almost a quarter of a century of experience. His practice concentrates mainly on planning and development. Mark has acted for developers in high rise residential developments from acquisition to sale, including Land & Environment Court litigation to support proponents. He has also acted for several banks undertaking mortgage certification work for Bendigo & Adelaide Bank, Mortgage One and other lenders. Mark has also appeared for several NSW Councils in Class 1, 2, and 4 matters, and undertaken Class 5 prosecutions. Currently Mark is a Senior Lawyer at City of Canterbury Bankstown.
Bianca Collingwood, Barrister, Martin Place Chambers
Since being called to the Bar, Bianca has been advising and appearing for clients in a variety of matters including in the Land and Environment in merit appeals (development appeals and Tree applications), building, construction and strata matters in the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, real property proceedings in the Supreme Court and civil and criminal proceedings in the Local Court.
Marc Jaku, Legal Practitioner Director, Jaku Legal
Marc has worked as an Environment and Planning Lawyer in NSW since 2005, except for one year when he worked in International Environmental Law as a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong in 2008 – 2009. In 2013, Marc established Jaku Legal in Sydney, a boutique Environment and Planning Law firm, specialising in the use of land, development assessment and land use planning and approvals in NSW, with a particular focus on planning and development appeals in the Land and Environment Court of NSW. Marc is also an accredited mediator.
This seminar is part of a series
NSW Planning Law Amendments: What Changes in Practice in 2026?
Confidently navigate significant change to the NSW planning system. As the 2026 reforms fundamentally reshape approvals, controls and enforcement, focus on how the new regime operates in practice - and where legal and procedural risk now sits. Across three targeted sessions, you will gain practical insight into Planning Agreements, Development Control Orders and a practical guide to the New EP&A Act. Essential attendance for lawyers, planners and advisers who must guide clients and projects through significant planning reforms in NSW.
Description
Attend full series and earn 2 CPD points in Substantive Law
This program is based on NSW legislation
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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