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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies NSW correspondent

Minister urged to release advice amid concern overhaul of NSW housing laws may lead to coalmine approvals

NSW planning minister Paul Scully
NSW planning minister, Paul Scully. Environment groups and integrity experts are seeking the release of details of advice from Icac amid concerns about an overhaul of the planning system. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

The New South Wales planning minister, Paul Scully, is under pressure to release details of advice he has sought on corruption risks associated with a major overhaul of the planning system designed to speed up housing.

Environmental groups and integrity experts have warned the new planning reforms go well beyond setting up a fast track for housing and would give the minister and his departmental secretary extraordinary powers to wave through development such as mines without proper environmental assessment.

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