As of 1 July 2026, the NSW Development Coordination Authority (DCA) has become the point of coordination for NSW Government input into local development assessment.
The DCA takes over the functions of a range of State government departments in considering development applications that might impact on matters of NSW state interest. The reform is designed to streamline development assessment.
The experience of Queensland’s State Assessment Referral Agency (SARA) is instructive and in this Insight – downloadable here RedeMont-Insight-Development-Coordination-Authority-NSW-20-July-2026 – we provide our thoughts on the opportunities and challenges for the DCA.
Our NSW Planning Practice Leader Vanessa Walsh has deep expertise across NSW and Queensland. We are in a unique position to draw on our experience in both jurisdictions in advising our government and private sector clients.
