The New South Wales Government is changing compulsory land acquisition laws in response to a High Court decision which jeopardised a major CBD re-development in Parramatta.

The High Court last month ruled in favour of two property owners who opposed the compulsory acquisition of their land by Parramatta Council.

The decision put a stop to the $1.4 billion Parramatta Civic Place re-development.

As a result the State Government is amending the compulsory Acquisition laws.

Parramatta Council’s Chief Executive Rob Lang says it is a major victory.

“I think this is a win for Parramatta and a win for the people of Sydney to see such important community facilities go ahead,” he said.

The Deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt says the laws will 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.

Civic Place is a joint venture of Parramatta Council and the developer Grocon.