Precedents: Planning & Environment
6 starting-point precedents for this area. Each one names the law it rests on and says how far AI may help.
- Precedents in this area
- 6
- Full text
- For signed-in accounts
- Newest law stated as at
- 17 October 2026
- Guidance for this area
- Tasks and AI use in Planning & Environment
| Precedent | Kind | Where it applies | AI use | Law stated as at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statement of environmental effects for a development application (NSW)Structured statement of environmental effects for a local development application in NSW, organised around the s 4.15 matters for consideration, with a controls compliance table and a clause 4.6 trigger check. | Other | New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Land and Environment Court Class 1 development appeal (NSW): forms, time limits and first stepsGuide to starting and running the early stages of a Class 1 merit appeal in the NSW Land and Environment Court: the right form, the time limits, deemed refusals, parties, the s 34 conciliation conference, and the Court's Gen AI rules. | Court document | New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| VCAT application for review of a planning decision by a permit applicant (Victoria): preparation guideGuide for permit applicants seeking VCAT review of a refusal, a failure to decide in time, or permit conditions under the Victorian Planning and Environment Act 1987, including time limits, grounds and documents. | Form | Victoria | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Objection or submission letter on a development application (NSW)Submission objecting to (or commenting on) a NSW development application during public exhibition, organised by the s 4.15 matters the consent authority must consider, with evidence, proposed conditions and the donations disclosure. | Letter | New South Wales | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| EPBC Act referral preparation checklist (Commonwealth)Checklist for deciding whether to refer a proposed action under the EPBC Act and for preparing a complete referral, reflecting the 2025 reform amendments in force and the National EPA, which began operating on 1 July 2026. | Checklist | Australia, Commonwealth | Yellow | 17 October 2026 |
| Generative AI disclosure and leave checklist for Land and Environment Court proceedings (experts, objectors, affidavits, submissions)Checklist for complying with the LEC Gen AI practice note and the UCPR expert code: restricted material, permitted uses, affidavit disclosures, verifying citations, and leave before planning, heritage or ecology experts use Gen AI. | Checklist | New South Wales | Red | 17 October 2026 |
AI use levels: Green means AI can do most of the drafting and a lawyer reviews it. Yellow means AI helps in set ways and a lawyer checks specific points. Red means a lawyer does the work and AI stays out of the decisive steps.