Parramatta. Yes, but, on Civic Place

The New South Wales Government is changing compulsory land acquisition laws in response to a High Court decision, which jeopardised the $1.4 billion Civic Place redevelopment. The High Court last month ruled in favour of two property owners, in Darcy Street, who opposed the compulsory acquisition of their land by Parramatta City Council. Deputy Premier, Carmel Tebbutt, said the laws would not be retrospective. "If they want to acquire the land that they have been interested in they would need to now re-start the acquisition process," she said.