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title: "Read a planning certificate and separate prescribed information from additional advice"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/read-a-planning-certificate-and-separate-prescribed-information-from-add"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A12-FL20261022-1"
practice_area: "Planning & Environment"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Read a planning certificate and separate prescribed information from additional advice

> From a planning certificate the lawyer supplies, list each matter it records and mark whether the certificate presents it as prescribed information or as additional advice. Do not say what the certificate guarantees.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Planning & Environment](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From a planning certificate the lawyer supplies, list each matter it records and mark whether the certificate presents it as prescribed information or as additional advice. Do not say what the certificate guarantees. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer reads the list against section 10.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) and Schedule 2 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021. A certificate under section 10.7(2) specifies the prescribed matters. The Planning Portal says that information covers zoning, planning instruments and policies, controls, and hazards and risks, and that the certificate must be attached to a contract for sale. Section 10.7(5) advice is additional. Section 10.7(6) says the council is not liable for advice given in good faith under subsection (5), and that this protection does not apply to advice about contaminated land. Section 10.7(7) makes the certificate conclusively correct only for offence proceedings under the Act or regulations, and only in favour of a person who obtained it or might reasonably be expected to rely on it. It is not a general warranty. In Victoria the document is a section 199 certificate about the planning scheme. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace relied-on content to independent sources and check for relevant material the output has missed.

- What the AI does: From a planning certificate the lawyer supplies, list each matter it records and mark whether the certificate presents it as prescribed information or as additional advice. Do not say what the certificate guarantees.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer reads the list against section 10.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) and Schedule 2 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021. A certificate under section 10.7(2) specifies the prescribed matters. The Planning Portal says that information covers zoning, planning instruments and policies, controls, and hazards and risks, and that the certificate must be attached to a contract for sale. Section 10.7(5) advice is additional. Section 10.7(6) says the council is not liable for advice given in good faith under subsection (5), and that this protection does not apply to advice about contaminated land. Section 10.7(7) makes the certificate conclusively correct only for offence proceedings under the Act or regulations, and only in favour of a person who obtained it or might reasonably be expected to rely on it. It is not a general warranty. In Victoria the document is a section 199 certificate about the planning scheme.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Keep prescribed matters and section 10.7(5) advice in separate columns.
2. Do not describe section 10.7(7) as making the certificate conclusive for a civil dispute or a planning appeal.
3. Flag any contamination notation for the lawyer, because subsection (6) withdraws the good-faith protection for that advice.
4. In Victoria, stop and use section 199. Do not look for a subsection (5) advice split.

## Notes

- These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.

## Sources

- [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) s 10.7, planning certificates](http://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/epaaa1979389/s10.7.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [NSW Planning Portal, Planning certificates, updated 2 July 2026](https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/planning-certificates-list) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) s 199, planning certificates](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/paea1987254/s199.html) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/planning-and-environment/read-a-planning-certificate-and-separate-prescribed-information-from-add/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*