City of Sydney
The Redfern Waterloo area now sits within the boundaries of the City of Sydney (CoS) Council after its amalgamation with South Sydney Council in early 2004. Planning control over part of the Redfern - Waterloo area which has been declared State Significant has been taken by the RWA from the CoS but Cos retain planning control for the rest of the area. CoS is also a significant supplier of human services in Redfern Waterloo as well as having responsibility for other community services. The RWA's broader involvement in Human Services and Employment and Enterprise and the non Built Environment components of the Redfern Waterloo Plan encompass the broader Redfern Waterloo area and require the RWA and CoS to interact over these issues. There are many historical links and tensions between the new RWA and the CoS which influences the RWA CoS relationship.
This is the link to the map of City of Sydney Council Development Applications which are currently on exhibition. DA's under $10m previously dealt with by the earlier Redfern Waterloo Authority are now handled by Council. DA's over $10m are handled by the Department of Planning.
On April 11 2006 the City of Sydney and the Metropolitan Land Council signed an agreement of Cooperation. Details of the agreement and provided here
Given their overlapping areas and responsibilities the CoS and the RWA need to have a working relationship