My favourite quote is what the 'independent' authors (Manidis Roberts P/L) say of the 26 subs from "developers and private businesses" i.e. "they were generally very supportive of the reforms". Well I can't say I'm at all surprised since they as good as commissioned it with their $10.6M donation to NSW Labor over the past 8 years!
Only 3 MPs (Clover, Sylvia Hale and Pittwater's Rob Stokes)have made submissions - thoughtful and constructive ones.
The 180 formal submissions from residents included "a large number" who opposed the reforms "primarily due to their perception that local community input would be eroded in the process and the protection of local environment and heritage" (their grammar, see p. 21 - but my emphasis). And no fewer than 71 community groups lodged formal submissions which were "generally opposed to the reforms...the principal areas of concern were the effect of the reforms on environment/heritage...and perceived lack of community consultation". Note the 'independent' consultants use of the word 'perceived' in their analysis - the inference being that they (i.e. we) do not properly understand the situation!
How arrogant. In 1979, one of the 3 principal objects of the then new Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (S.5) was identified as :
to provide increased opportunity for public involvement and participation in environmental planning and assessment
Seems the consultants are so busy spinning they no longer know which way is up. See for yourself here
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