Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Heritage Act 1995 - SECT 62L

Amendment of planning schemes

62L. Amendment of planning schemes



(1) The Minister administering the Planning and Environment Act 1987 must
prepare and approve an amendment to any planning scheme applying to an area
that has been declared to be a World Heritage Environs Area-

   (a)  to identify that area as a World Heritage Environs Area; and

   (b)  to give effect to the Approved World Heritage Strategy Plan for that
        area.

(2) An amendment under subsection (1) must be prepared as soon as practicable
after the approval of the World Heritage Strategy Plan for the World Heritage
Environs Area.





(3) An amendment under subsection (1) may also make any consequential
amendments to the planning scheme that are necessary to remove or modify any
provisions which are inconsistent with the Approved World Heritage Strategy
Plan.

(4) The Planning and Environment Act 1987 (except sections 12(1)(a) and (e),
12(2), 12(3), Divisions 1 and 2 of Part 3 and sections 39(1), 39(2), 39(3),
39(4), 39(5) and 39(6) and any regulations made for the purpose of those
provisions) applies to the preparation and approval of amendments under
subsection (1).

(5) The Minister administering the Planning and Environment Act 1987 must not
approve an amendment to a planning scheme applying to an area that has been
declared to be a World Heritage Environs Area if the amendment is inconsistent
with the Approved World Heritage Strategy Plan for that area.

Division 3-World Heritage Management Plans