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Explore the implementation of the NSW SIA guideline by Dr. Richard Parsons at the IAIA conference in Brisbane. Delve into the forces supporting and inhibiting the guideline to understand its impact within government decision-making. Is it truly leading practice?
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Implementing the SIA guideline in New South Wales Dr Richard Parsons, NSW Department of Planning and Environment IAIA conference 29 April – 2 May 2019, Brisbane Session title: Institutionalising SIA practice within government decision-making
The NSW SIA guideline: Evolutionary or revolutionary? • Released in Sept 2017 • Widely welcomed as ‘leading practice’ • But is it revolutionary or evolutionary? • Either way, what forces are influencing its implementation in practice?
Forces supporting the guideline (‘revolution’?) NSW Department of Planning and Environment: Departmental leadership A collaborative approach to developing and implementing the guideline The quality of the guideline itself NSW communities: pressure and shifting expectations Industry: desire for more clarity and certainty
Dr Richard Parsons Richard.Parsons@planning.nsw.gov.au