The full lifecycle of this Act — draft bills before Parliament, amendments awaiting commencement, and changes already in force (grouped by the amendment that brought them in).
The definition of "State Revenue Commissioner" in section 101 was shortened from "the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue under the Taxation Administration Act 1996" to simply "the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue". This is a tidy-up that removes a redundant statutory cross-reference; the person referred to is unchanged. The provision sits in the Part dealing with rural fire brigade contributions payable by councils, not in the development assessment provisions.
The only substantive change in Part 5 is to the definition of "State Revenue Commissioner" in section 101. Previously it read "the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue under the Taxation Administration Act 1996"; the cross-reference to that Act has been dropped so it now simply reads "the Chief Commissioner of State Revenue". This is a consequential drafting tidy-up made by the 2026 statute law revision amendment. The funding, contribution, instalment and assessment machinery in Part 5 is otherwise unchanged.
This is a consequential amendment to the definitions used in the bush fire environmental assessment provisions (Part 4, Division 8). Paragraph (c) of the "managed land" definition previously listed Transport for NSW, Sydney Metro, Transport Asset Manager of New South Wales and Residual Transport Corporation of New South Wales. The last of these — Residual Transport Corporation of New South Wales — has been removed, reflecting the abolition or renaming of that entity. The remaining transport bodies still appear, so the substance of what counts as "managed land" is essentially unchanged.
The only change to section 4 is in the explanatory note listing emergency services organisations: paragraph (h) now refers to "VRA Rescue NSW Limited" instead of "New South Wales Volunteer Rescue Association Inc". This reflects the renaming/restructuring of that volunteer rescue body and keeps the Act's terminology current. It does not alter any planning or development assessment concept.
The 2025 amendment deleted "Residual Transport Corporation of New South Wales" from paragraph (d) of the definition of transport authority in section 27. This section governs when Rural Fire Service functions (such as fire control work) may be exercised on land controlled by transport authorities without their permission. The deletion simply removes a body that no longer needs to be listed; the underlying permission rules for rail land and Transport for NSW are unchanged.
The only substantive change in Part 1 is to the note in section 4 listing emergency services organisations defined under the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989. Paragraph (h) now reads "VRA Rescue NSW Limited" instead of "New South Wales Volunteer Rescue Association Inc", reflecting the entity's renaming. This is a terminology update made by the 2025 No 48 amendment; the substance and operation of the Rural Fires Act are unchanged.
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