Macquarie Point Multipurpose Stadium Guidelines

The proposal for a multipurpose stadium at Macquarie Point was declared to be a project of state significance by the Governor on 16 October 2023 in the State Policies and Projects (Project of State Significance) Order 2023. This declaration order was gazetted on the same day as Statutory Rule 2023, No. 66.

Following the making of the Order, the Premier directed the Commission to undertake an integrated assessment of this project addressing the environmental, social, economic and community impacts and other matters.

Parliament approved the Order on 8 November 2023.

Draft guidelines

The Premier has directed the Commission to prepare guidelines as the first stage of an integrated assessment of this project. The guidelines must be available by the 16 February 2024. Draft guidelines will be published on Monday 4 December 2023.

Public comment on the draft guidelines is invited. All submissions must be made by close of business on Monday 8 January 2024.

A hearing was not held into the comments on the draft guidelines, however there will be further participation opportunities throughout the assessment process.

Finalising the guidelines concludes the first stage of this project. These guidelines are to be followed in the preparation of reports to be presented for the purposes of the integrated assessment of the project. The guidelines are not criteria for the assessment of the project.

The integrated assessment of the project has not yet commenced.