Proposed new town planning rules in NSW merely preserve the status-quo and will do little to stop anti-competitive decisions, according to the Urban Taskforce.
A new report released today reveals that by 2013, Sydney will have up to 85,000 less homes than promised by the NSW Government's Metropolitan Strategy, released in 2005.
Legislation introduced into parliament by the NSW Government yesterday will help preserve NSW's pipeline of development projects, according to the Urban Taskforce.
The Productivity Commission's review of town planning laws, details of which have become available today, is an opportunity to tackle the last great bastion of 1970s style over-regulation, according to the Urban Taskforce.