Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Environment Protection Act 1970 - SECT 19CA

Duration of works approval

19CA. Duration of works approval



(1) The Authority may specify in a works approval the day on which the works
approval shall expire if the works in respect of which the works approval is
issued have not commenced by that day to the satisfaction of the Authority.





(2) A works approval shall expire in any of the following cases-

   (a)  if the works to which the works approval relates have not been
        commenced to the satisfaction of the Authority by the day specified in
        the works approval or any later day specified under subsection (4);

   (b)  if a new works approval is issued in substitution for an existing
        works approval;

   (c)  if-

   (i)  a licence is issued under section 20 in respect of the premises to
        which the works approval relates; and

   (ii) all works covered by the works approval have been completed to the
        satisfaction of the Authority;

   (d)  if-

   (i)  a licence is amended under section 20A; and

   (ii) the amendment is made because of the works to which the works approval
        relates; and

   (iii) all works covered by the works approval have been completed to the
        satisfaction of the Authority.

(3) If a permit has been issued for the proposed works under the
Planning and Environment Act 1987, the Authority must specify an expiry day
for the works approval under subsection (1) which must not be later than the
day on which the permit expires for a failure to start the works.

(4) The Authority may extend the time within which any works to which
subsection (3) applies must be commenced.