The expert consenting panel can request further information and/or commission reports before it issues its final decision. This is set out in clause 25(1)(a) and (b) Schedule 6 of the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020.

Reports on ecology 

Treffery Barnett was commissioned by the panel to prepare advice on whether a pond within the application site was a natural wetland under the criteria of the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM), and the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (NES-F).

27 May 2022

Treffery Barnett provided advice on whether a pond within the application site was a natural wetland.

Drury East Stage 1 Precinct panel advice memorandum NPS-FM (PDF, 2.4MB) 

Reports on stormwater/flooding 

Nigel Mark-Brown was commissioned by the panel to report on flooding and stormwater issues in relation to the Drury East Stage 1 Precinct. 

13 May 2022

Nigel Mark-Brown provided revised advice on flooding and stormwater. This advice replaces the earlier version dated 12 May 2022. 

Replacement technical advice on flooding and stormwater provided by Nigel Mark-Brown (PDF, 756KB) 

12 May 2022

Technical advice on flooding and stormwater provided by Nigel Mark-Brown (PDF, 1.4MB) 

Minute 8 of the Drury East Stage 1 Precinct panel (PDF, 100KB)