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Willem van Wyk

Willem van Wyk

PhD Candidate
Arts, Design & Architecture
School of Built Environment

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I am passionate about the interface of urban planning and environmental law. Prior study includes Bachelor of City Planning (91É«ÇéƬ, Hons. 1) and Master of Environmental Law (USYD). Prior work experience as a Senior Planner in private consultancy and local government. Positions and memberships include: NSW State Editor and Reporter - Local Government Law Journal; Practice Reviewer - Australian Planner; Editorial Committee - New Planner Journal; Committee Member - Environment and Planning Law Association; Registered Planner - Planning Institute of Australia.

Urban planning non-statutory policy construction in New South Wales: Envisaging a refined interpretive approach

Book Chapters

  • van Wyk, W 2024, ‘Development’ in Williams, P (ed.), The environmental law handbook: Planning and land use in NSW, 7th edn, Thomson Reuters, pp. 189-322.

Journal Articles

  • van Wyk, W 2020, 'Rolling back the legalese: A plea for a return to an objective based Clause 4.6', Local Government Law Journal, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 79-83.
  • van Wyk, W 2020, ‘The year that was in policy and reform’, New Planner, vol. 125, p. 26.
  • van Wyk, W 2021, ‘International news’, New Planner, vol. 126, p. 28.
  • van Wyk, W 2021, ‘Green infrastructure in the time of social distancing’, New Planner, vol. 127, p. 33.
  • van Wyk, W 2021, ‘International news’, New Planner, vol. 128, p. 37.
  • van Wyk, W 2021, ‘The year that was in policy and reform’, New Planner, vol. 129, pp. 30-31.
  • van Wyk, W 2022, ‘In the courts: Dwellings and sheds’, New Planner, vol. 131, p. 36.
  • van Wyk, W 2022, ‘Editorial: Heritage: Planning for the future by valuing the past’, New Planner, vol. 132, pp. 4-5.
  • van Wyk, W 2022, ‘Preserving character assessment in the land-use planning toolkit', Local Government Law Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 43-50.
  • van Wyk, W 2023, ‘Policy construction: From flexibly applying to flexibly interpreting', Local Government Law Journal, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 105-118.
  • van Wyk, W & Almasan, A 2023, ‘Clause 5.10(10) conservation incentives: More than a disingenuous land grab’, Local Government Law Journal, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 211-223.
  • van Wyk, W 2023, ‘In the courts: Ignorance of the facts an excuse?’, New Planner, vol. 136, p. 40.
  • van Wyk, W & Roydhouse, A 2024, ‘Housing and productivity contributions: A new approach for New South Wales’, Local Government Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 12-25.
  • van Wyk, W & Hughes, H 2024, ‘The rise and rise of unauthorised building works in New South Wales, a brief and broad investigation’, Local Government Law Journal, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 69-87.