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Plan describes the values of the site.

3.8. State and Local Legislation

The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Act, 2001 specifically excludes any land owned by the Harbour Trust from the operations of state planning law. This includes State Policies (SEPPs) and Regional Environmental Plans (REPs) prepared by the State Government and Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) prepared by councils.

Notwithstanding this the Harbour Trust aims to follow State legislation in order to ensure consistency and best practice. This Plan has been prepared so that it is consistent with both State and local plans.

Relevant state and local instruments are:

Eastern City Plan
In 2018, the Greater Sydney Commission released a District Plan for the Greater Sydney's Eastern District. The Eastern District is set to become more innovative and globally competitive. The plan aims to improve this District's lifestyle and environmental assets with a key objective being to ensure that environmental heritage is conserved and enhanced.

The Eastern District includes a significant part of the inner suburbs of Sydney, including the CBD, airport and eastern suburbs including Macquarie Lightstation and surrounding suburbs. The District Plan is a plan to manage the next 20 years of growth as part of a 40-year vision for Greater Sydney. It is a guide for implementing the Greater Sydney Region Plan, A Metropolis of Three Cities at a district level and is described as "a bridge between regional and local planning".

Of particular relevance to Macquarie Lightstation are the District Plan's priorities relating to delivering Sydney's "Green Grid" of parks and open spaces, ensuring services and infrastructure meet communities' changing needs, and fostering healthy, creative, culturally rich and socially connected communities. This occurs through a range of measures including identifying, conserving, interpreting and celebrating Greater Sydney's heritage values. In addition, the District Plan highlights the Great Coastal Walk, which passes by Macquarie Lightstation. This aligns with the Harbour Trust's aim of maximising public access to its sites, and creating a network of paths that is integrated with adjoining lands.

Sydney Regional Environmental Plan – Sydney Harbour Catchment 2005
The Sydney Regional Environmental Plan (Sydney Harbour Catchment) 2005, (Harbour REP), covers all the waterways of the Harbour, the foreshores and entire catchment.

The Harbour REP includes a range of matters for consideration by consent authorities assessing development within the Foreshores and Waterways Area of the Plan. These are aimed at ensuring better and consistent development decisions and include such issues as ecological and scenic quality, built form and design, maintenance of views, public access and recreation and working harbour uses. The REP includes provisions relating to heritage conservation and wetlands protection and provides planning controls for strategic foreshore sites.

State Environmental Planning Policy (Coastal Management) 2018
The Coastal